Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
DEAN
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
Related and similar surnames
AddenDeane
Deen
Dan
Daehn
Dane
Dahn
Dain
Daane
Dana
Dahne
Daine
Dains
Daino
Daene
Daan
Daenz
Daehne
D'En
Daeni
Dagn
Daena
Daihn
Dainn
Daaane
D'Een
D'Ene
Daenes
Daeny
D'Enne
Daans
Daign
Daana
Daano
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.