The Dehaan surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,200 people carried this name — #10,072 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 92,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,007 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dehaan surname

de (“the”) + haan (“rooster”)

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

In print

Dehaan in American newspapers,
1903–1921.

Newspaper page from The Ogden Standard-examiner carrying the name Dehaan
The Ogden Standard-examiner 1921-01-16
Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Dehaan
Grant County Herald 1903-09-16
Newspaper page from The Kennewick Courier carrying the name Dehaan
The Kennewick Courier 1913-04-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,711 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dehaan in Australian newspapers,
1920s–1990s.

28 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dehaan. The most, 12, date from the 1970s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 11
South Australia 5
Victoria 2
Western Australia 2
ACT (Canberra) 1
Queensland 1

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

Who carried it

People named Dehaan,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Norman Richard DeHaan 1927–1990 · architect

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named Dehaan,
in the records of 5 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 States436 records

436 records of the Dehaan name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 232
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 65
  • Other U.S. records 139
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George Dehaan

    Born 1917 in Utah. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Douglas; meat cutter from Weber County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1997, buried at Ogden City Cemetery, Utah.

    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 Tryntje Dehaan

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Leerdam from Rotterdam, aged 32; servant. From Netherlands, the Netherlands.

    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 Joseph N. Dehaan

    Born 1930; from Red Lake County, Minnesota. U.S. Army, heavy weapons infantryman; declared dead 1951 in South Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 436 records for Dehaan in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Netherlands77,431 records

77,431 records of the Dehaan name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 43,763
  • Dutch population registers 29,369
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4,299
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mathilda de Haan

    Married in 1923 in Amsterdam; office clerk. Died 1959 in Renkum, aged 66.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Dirk de Haan

    Married in 1904 in Tholen; merchant. Died 1958 in Zevenaar, aged 82.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Helena de Haan

    Married in 1843 in Maastricht; day labourer. Died 1874 in Maastricht, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 77,431 records for Dehaan 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).

Germany34 records

34 records of the Dehaan name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Lambertos de Haan

    Born 1894; from Emden. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 5 January 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Everhard de Haan

    From Donsbrüggen, Cleve. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 14 April 1916; then reported dead in the list of 8 September 1917 (Infantry Regiment No. 159).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann de Haan

    From Donsbrüggen, Kreis Kleve. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 16 September 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 56).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 34 records for Dehaan in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia14 records

14 records of the Dehaan name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • Other Australian records 3
  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 Coenraad De Haan

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Guildford in 1820. Native of Amsterdam.

    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 Lylie Dehaan

    Arrived in Queensland in 1926 aboard the Moreton Bay, aged 36.

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

    Clerk of Sth Yarra, Victoria; died 1972.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Dehaan in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · 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 Dehaan 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 Christine Marie Suzanne Dehaan

    Born 1958 in Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes); died 1985 in Paris.

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

    Born 1891 in Paris; died 1971 in Lens (Pas-de-Calais).

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

    Born 1915 in Paris; died 1995 in Sevran (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Dehaan 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).

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