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There are approximately 44,203 people named Dean in the UK. That makes it the 187th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 700 are named Dean.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Status Name

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The Dean surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DEAN. DEANE. A-Sax. denu, a valo or plain. Atte Dene is the common form in old times, implying residence at such a place. Tliere arc, however, eighteen parislies or places called Dean in the Gazetteer of Engl., and Dene occurs in Domesd. as a personal appellation.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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