How common is the last name Dean?

109,762 people in the United States have the last name Dean, about 1 in 2,723. It ranks #279 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DEAN

#279

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
109,762
About
1 in 2,723
This common or more
25.8%
Who bears it

Of the 109,762 people with the last name Dean, 73.6% reported their origin as White, 16.4% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Dean

#277 Sims · 109,854#278 Oliver · 109,817#280 Williamson · 109,310#281 Reid · 109,275

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Dean, most common first.

#5,757 Deane · 5,801#7,268 Deen · 4,419#13,535 Dehn · 2,147#17,438 Dewan · 1,584#26,016 Denn · 990#31,582 Deon · 785#47,612 Deam · 480#69,002 Den · 307

Also a first name

As a first name, Dean ranks #427 of 53,615, with 132,116 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1961, with 4,967 births. See Dean as a first name

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