The surname Deaton
A surname, carried by 14,052 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex D350
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 14,052 people named Deaton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,972 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,829.
#2,572
rank among US surnames
14,052
people in 2010
4.8
per 100,000 Americans
+1.6%
change since 2000 (was #2,404)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2,563 | Foss | 14,094 | 21,906 |
| #2,564 | McClelland | 14,092 | 21,909 |
| #2,565 | Kilpatrick | 14,087 | 21,917 |
| #2,566 | Daigle | 14,084 | 21,922 |
| #2,567 | Burdick | 14,081 | 21,926 |
| #2,568 | Weathers | 14,073 | 21,939 |
| #2,569 | Gavin | 14,061 | 21,958 |
Who is named Deaton
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Deaton identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 95%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
- Two or more races 1.3%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Deaton has the Soundex code D350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D350.
Questions
- How common is the surname Deaton?
- 14,052 people in the United States had the surname Deaton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,972 Americans. It ranked 2,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Deaton?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Deaton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Deaton getting more or less common?
- More common. 13,829 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,052 in 2010, up 1.6%.