The Deason surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,539 people carried this name — #6,176 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,369 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Deason surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From a Day, a diminutive of David, or as a given name from Old English [Term?] + -son.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Deason» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Deason in American newspapers,
1911.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Deason
Evening Star 1911-01-27
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Deason
Evening Star 1911-01-26
Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Deason
The Washington Herald 1911-01-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,948 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Deason in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

685 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Deason. The most, 203, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 5.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 350
Victoria 179
New South Wales 63
Queensland 63
South Australia 19
Tasmania 7
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Deason.

Who carried it

People named Deason,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Jenkins Deason 1829–1915 · miner
  • Larry Deason 1936–2018 · biblical scholar
  • Denith Deason 1936–2020
  • Darwin Deason 1940–2025 · businessperson

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Deason,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States311 records

311 records of the Deason name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 208
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 80
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard W. Deason

    Born 1918 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1941 at Louisville, Kentucky; carpenter from Davidson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Leo Deason

    Born 1931; from Perry County, Alabama. U.S. Army, signal message clerk; killed in action 1950 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Deason

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the Calabria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 32; matron. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 311 records for Deason in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia45 records

45 records of the Deason name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 19
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 15
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 10
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph M. Deason

    Arrived in Queensland in 1907 aboard the Ortona, aged 18.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James J. Deason

    Blacksmith of Cohuna, Victoria; died 1950.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alexander Deason

    Died 1866 in Port Sorell, Tasmania, aged 66.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 45 records for Deason in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Deason name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Deason

    Died 1872 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Deason

    Died 1869 in Guysborough River, Guysborough, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Deason

    Married 1875 in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Deason name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Deason

    Married in 1673 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Agnes Deason

    Married in 1684 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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