The Deken surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 199 people carried this name — #92,358 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 187 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 56 people named Deken.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Nord.
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 print
Deken in American newspapers,
1877–1904.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 951 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Deken,
with a public archive behind them.
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Aagje Deken 1741–1804 · writer -
Olivier Deken 1964– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Deken.
- Deiss 671 · U.S. census
- Dejan 138 · U.S. census
- Dejardin 296 · U.S. census
- Dejean 1,978 · U.S. census
- Dejoie 325 · U.S. census
- Dejonghe 231 · U.S. census
- Dekeyser 811 · U.S. census
- Dekeyzer 169 · U.S. census
- Dekker 2,246 · U.S. census
- Dekoker 141 · U.S. census
- Dekoninck 115 · U.S. census
- Dekoster 230 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Deken is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.