The Deen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,471 people carried this name — #7,453 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 65,800 people counted. That is up 9% from 4,113 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

37 people named Deen is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 37

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Deen in American newspapers,
1918–1920.

Newspaper page from The Starkville News carrying the name Deen
The Starkville News 1920-11-19
Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Deen
The Colfax Chronicle 1920-05-08
Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Deen
The Colfax Chronicle 1918-04-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 258,955 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Deen in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

2,032 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Deen. The most, 548, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 707
New South Wales 630
Victoria 455
South Australia 127
Western Australia 51
Tasmania 44
ACT (Canberra) 10
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Deen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Izaac van Deen
    Izaac van Deen 1804–1869 · physician
  • Izaac van Deen
    Izaac van Deen 1804–1869 · physician
  • Izaac van Deen
    Izaac van Deen 1805–1869 · physician
  • Izaac van Deen
    Izaac van Deen 1805–1869 · physician
  • Maurice Deen d. 1970
  • Abraham Izaaks Deen 1760–1821

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Deen,
in the records of 6 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 States259 records

259 records of the Deen name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 111
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 45
  • Other U.S. records 103
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Amos L. Deen

    Born 1913 in Georgia. Enlisted 1942 at Fort McPherson Atlanta; welder from Glynn County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Satilla Baptistchurch Cemetery, Baxley, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jos Rud Deen

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Spaarndam from Rotterdam, aged 30; reporter. From Amsterdam, Noord Holland, the Netherlands; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David Keith Deen

    Born 1944; from Nokomis, Florida. U.S. Army; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 259 records for Deen in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands4,240 records

4,240 records of the Deen name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2,677
  • Dutch population registers 1,492
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 71
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Volkert Deen

    Married in 1901 in Blokker; carpenter. Died 1950 in Blokker, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jantje Hanssens Deen

    Married in 1814 in Sappemeer; labourer. Died 1857 in Sappemeer, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Tamme Deen

    Married in 1835 in Zuidlaren; labourer. Died 1866 in Zuidlaren, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4,240 records for Deen in the Netherlands.

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).

Australia88 records

88 records of the Deen name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 41
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 19
  • Other Australian records 28
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Deen

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Dromedary, sailing from England in 1819. Native of Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget Deen

    Arrived in Queensland in 1877 aboard the City of Agra, aged 18.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Elem Deen

    Hawker of Katamatite, Victoria; died 1938.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 88 records for Deen in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); 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).

France8 records

8 records of the Deen name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Guillaume Deen

    Born 1906 in the Netherlands; died 1993 in Saint-Vincent (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Catharina Maria Deen

    Born 1944 in the Netherlands; died 2000 in Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d'Armor).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Theodorus Antonius Deen

    Born 1932 in the Netherlands; died 1999 in Vicq-sur-Breuilh (Haute-Vienne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Deen in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Deen name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henry R. Deen

    Died 1906 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lee Deen

    Died 1898; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Lillian Mary Deen

    Born 1872 in Petite Riviere, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for Deen in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Deen name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gerardus Deen

    Died 2001, aged 73; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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