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

Deason, 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 Deason surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Deason in America

Deason is the 6176th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Deason surname appeared 5,539 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Deason.

We can also compare 2010 data for Deason 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 Deason

The surname DEASON is of English origin, derived from the Old English words "dea" meaning a valley or hollow, and "sunu" meaning son. It is believed to have originated in the early medieval period, possibly as early as the 8th or 9th century.

The name was initially associated with people who lived in or near a valley or hollow area. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Deassune" in reference to a landholder in Derbyshire.

During the Middle Ages, the name DEASON was primarily concentrated in the counties of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Warwickshire in the English Midlands. Variations in spelling were common, including Deasone, Deassune, and Deasun.

Notable individuals with the surname DEASON throughout history include William Deason (c. 1490-1558), a prominent merchant and landowner in Stratford-upon-Avon, who is mentioned in several records from the Tudor period. Another early bearer of the name was John Deason (c. 1550-1620), a farmer and landowner in Warwickshire whose family can be traced back to the late 15th century.

In the 17th century, the name DEASON appears in parish records from the village of Nailstone in Leicestershire, where a family of that name lived for several generations. One member of this family, Thomas Deason (1687-1758), was a renowned clockmaker whose work is still prized by collectors today.

During the Industrial Revolution, many DEASON families migrated from rural areas to cities like Birmingham and Manchester in search of employment. One notable figure from this period was George Deason (1822-1901), a successful industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Deason Ironworks in Birmingham.

As the name spread across England and beyond, it underwent various spelling changes, with Deeson, Deesom, and Deasun becoming common variants. Instances of the name can also be found in historical records from other parts of the British Isles, as well as in North America and Australia, where it was carried by emigrants from England in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Deason

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

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 Deason 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 Deason 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 Deason was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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