Explore the Family Name Dedman

The meaning of Dedman

English: variant of Debenham. Compare Deadman and Debnam.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dedman has experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 20,785 and by 2010, it had dropped slightly to 21,204, indicating a change of -2.02%. However, this didn't equate to fewer individuals carrying the surname. In fact, the count of people named Dedman increased by 4.83%, growing from 1,181 in 2000 to 1,238 in 2010. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the Dedman surname also fell slightly from 0.44 to 0.42 over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,785	#21,204	-2.02%
Count	1,181	1,238	4.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.42	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dedman

The ethnic identity associated with the Dedman surname shows a variety of shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The number of Dedmans identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased significantly by 73.81%, although they still only made up less than 1% of all Dedmans. The number identifying as two or more races saw an increase of nearly 25%. Meanwhile, those identifying as White remained relatively stable, decreasing slightly from 75.78% to 75.53%. The most sizable shift came in the Hispanic category, which saw an increase of 171.05%, while those identifying as Black showed a small increase of 1.51%. Conversely, the percentage of Dedmans identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased notably by 20.91%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.78%	75.53%	-0.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	15.83%	12.52%	-20.91%
Hispanic	1.52%	4.12%	171.05%
Black	3.98%	4.04%	1.51%
Two or More Races	2.46%	3.07%	24.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.42%	0.73%	73.81%