How common is the surname Deen?

4,471 people in the United States had the surname Deen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,055 Americans. It ranked 7,453rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Deen?

Paula Deen, American cook, cooking show host, restaurateur, author, actress, and television personalit, followed by Helga Deen.

Where is the surname Deen most common?

Wikidata records people named Deen in the United States and German Reich.

Is the surname Deen getting more or less common?

More common. 4,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,471 in 2010, up 8.7%.

The surname Deen

A surname, carried by 4,471 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deen is more common than 95.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,471 people named Deen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,055 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,113.

#7,453

rank among US surnames

4,471

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,464)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,445	Seymore	4,474	69,009
#7,446	Topete	4,473	69,024
#7,450	Balch	4,472	69,040
#7,453	Deen	4,471	69,055
#7,455	Dressler	4,470	69,071
#7,457	Bessette	4,469	69,086
#7,459	Swaney	4,468	69,102

Who is named Deen

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Deen identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Deens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paula Deen
American cook, cooking show host, restaurateur, author, actress, and television personalit, born 1947
Helga Deen
Author of a diary, discovered in 2004

Notable Deens come mostly from the United States (1) and German Reich (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Deen

Deen has the Soundex code D500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D500.

Questions

How common is the surname Deen?: 4,471 people in the United States had the surname Deen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,055 Americans. It ranked 7,453rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deen?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Deen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Deen?: Paula Deen, American cook, cooking show host, restaurateur, author, actress, and television personalit, followed by Helga Deen.
Where is the surname Deen most common?: Wikidata records people named Deen in the United States and German Reich.
Is the surname Deen getting more or less common?: More common. 4,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,471 in 2010, up 8.7%.