Find out how popular the last name Dearborn is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dearborn.

Dearborn, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dearborn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dearborn in America

Dearborn is the 11103rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dearborn surname appeared 2,858 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Dearborn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dearborn to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dearborn

The surname DEARBORN originated in England and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is a locational name, derived from the Old English words "deor" meaning "deer" and "burna" meaning "stream" or "brook." This suggests that the name was initially given to someone who lived near a stream frequented by deer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DEARBORN surname appears in the Hundred Rolls of Buckinghamshire in 1273, where it is listed as "Dereburn." This document was a record of landholders and their possessions during the reign of King Edward I.

The DEARBORN name can also be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire from 1327, where it is spelled "Dereburn." These rolls were tax records used to collect subsidies from the population for military purposes.

During the 16th century, the spelling of the name evolved to its modern form, DEARBORN. This is evidenced in the Parish Registers of Staffordshire from 1538, where the name is recorded as "Dearborne."

One notable individual with the DEARBORN surname was Sir George DEARBORN, a British military officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1786 and played a significant role in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Another prominent figure was Benjamin DEARBORN, an American revolutionary soldier and statesman. He was born in 1754 and served as the United States Secretary of War under President Thomas Jefferson from 1801 to 1809.

In the 18th century, Henry DEARBORN, an American soldier and politician, made his mark. He was born in 1751 and served as a colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Later, he became the 5th United States Secretary of War, serving from 1801 to 1809.

During the 19th century, Lewis DEARBORN, an American lawyer and politician, gained recognition. He was born in 1783 and served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1823 to 1827.

In more recent history, Richard DEARBORN, an American businessman and philanthropist, left his mark. He was born in 1936 and co-founded the multinational technology company, Xylogics Inc., in 1975.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dearborn

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dearborn.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dearborn was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dearborn has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dearborn was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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