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    The surname Deep

    A Punjabi place surname, carried by 574 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex D100

    Deep: #38,532 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Deep #38,532, 574 people Deep: #38,532 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Deep #38,532, 574 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deep is more common than 76.3% of them.

    Origin

    Punjabi origin

    Two main origins: * From the adjective deep, either a topographic surname for someone who lived in a deep valley, or a nickname for a deep and thoughtful person. * Borrowed from Punjabi ਦੀਪ (dīp), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa).

    Deep is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 574 people named Deep in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 537,884 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 528.

    #38,532
    rank among US surnames
    574
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.7%
    change since 2000 (was #39,240)

    Who is named Deep

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

    75% of people named Deep identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 22%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Deep

    Deep has the Soundex code D100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D100.

    Other Punjabi surnames

    All 39 Punjabi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Deep come from?
    Two main origins: * From the adjective deep, either a topographic surname for someone who lived in a deep valley, or a nickname for a deep and thoughtful person. * Borrowed from Punjabi ਦੀਪ (dīp), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa).
    How common is the surname Deep?
    574 people in the United States had the surname Deep in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 537,884 Americans. It ranked 38,532nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Deep?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Deep identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    What type of surname is Deep?
    Deep is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Deep getting more or less common?
    More common. 528 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 574 in 2010, up 8.7%.