The Deane surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,454 people carried this name — #5,393 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,143 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Deane surname
A surname from Middle English, a variant of Dean.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Deane» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 45 births for the Deane name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 2,000 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 10 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Mayo, Cork, and Donegal.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 97 people named Deane live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Deane.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often French Polynesia.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Deane live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Deane in American newspapers,
1900–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 88,255 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Deane,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Deane d. 1694 · politician
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Joseph Deane d. 1779 · naval officer
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Thomas Deane d. 1838 · soldier
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Richard Deane d. 1576 · Anglican priest
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Richard Deane d. 1635
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Catherine Deane d. 1743
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Deane.
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