The Degan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 687 people carried this name — #33,280 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is down 3% from 710 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Degan surname
A surname from Venetan.
Borrowed from Venetan degan (“dean”), an occupational surname.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Degan» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 86 people named Degan.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 57 people named Degan 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 26 people named Degan live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Degan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jemima Degen Purviance 1786–1864 -
Jemima Degen Purviance 1787–1864
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Dorin Degan 1959– · athlete -
Ferdinando Degan 1901–
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Teresina Degan 1926–2010 · teacher
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Teresina Degan 1926–2010 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Degan.
- Deforge 1,105 · U.S. census
- Defosse 289 · U.S. census
- Defour 243 · U.S. census
- Defrain 504 · U.S. census
- Defrance 785 · U.S. census
- Dega 118 · U.S. census
- Degand 290 · U.S. census
- Degano 103 · U.S. census
- Dege 209 · U.S. census
- Degen 1,997 · U.S. census
- Degeorge 2,443 · U.S. census
- Degiovanni 181 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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