Explore the Family Name Deanes

The meaning of Deanes

1. Altered form of German Dienes, a short form of the Greek name Dionysius. 2. English: variant of Dean, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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How common is the last name Deanes in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Deanes has seen a decrease in popularity over the last decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 66,476th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had moved down to the 76,768th spot – a decrease of approximately 15.48%. The count of people carrying the Deanes surname also decreased by about 10.07%, from 278 in 2000 to 250 in 2010. This signifies that for every 100,000 people, there were only 0.08 individuals with the surname Deanes in 2010, compared to 0.1 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,476	#76,768	-15.48%
Count	278	250	-10.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deanes

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Deanes surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting shifts over the course of a decade. While there were no reported individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent with this surname in either 2000 or 2010, other changes are notable. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased significantly, falling by 32.03% to 13.2%. Conversely, the proportion of individuals identifying as Black increased by 10.66% to 81.2%, making it the dominant ethnicity for this surname. There was also a slight increase of 11.11% in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic, reaching 4.4% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals who identified with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 2.16% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	73.38%	81.2%	10.66%
White	19.42%	13.2%	-32.03%
Hispanic	3.96%	4.4%	11.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.16%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%