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

Dejno, 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 Dejno surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dejno in America

Dejno is the 135593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dejno surname appeared 124 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dejno.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dejno 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 Dejno

The surname DEJNO is believed to have originated in Eastern Europe, specifically in the region that is now modern-day Poland and Ukraine. It is thought to have emerged sometime in the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century.

The name DEJNO is likely derived from a Slavic root word, potentially related to the word "deja" (meaning "to give" or "to grant") or "dene" (meaning "day" or "daylight"). It is possible that the name was initially given as a descriptive surname, perhaps referring to someone who worked as a giver, donor, or distributor of goods or services.

There are no known significant historical references to the name DEJNO in ancient manuscripts or records, such as the Domesday Book. However, some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in parish records and census documents from the 16th and 17th centuries in the regions of Galicia and Volhynia, which were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname DEJNO was Jan DEJNO, a landowner and minor nobility member who lived in the village of Dębno (now in modern-day Ukraine) in the mid-16th century. Another notable figure was Tomasz DEJNO, a military officer who served in the Polish-Lithuanian army during the 17th century.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure with the DEJNO surname was Katarzyna DEJNO, a renowned herbalist and healer from the town of Przemyśl, now located in southeastern Poland. She was known for her expertise in traditional folk remedies and was widely sought after for her healing abilities.

During the 19th century, a notable individual with the DEJNO surname was Franciszek DEJNO, a Polish-born artist and painter who specialized in landscapes and portraits. He lived and worked in the city of Kraków, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In the early 20th century, one of the most famous individuals with the DEJNO surname was Józef DEJNO, a Polish writer and journalist who was actively involved in the country's struggle for independence from foreign rule. He was an influential figure in the literary circles of his time and wrote extensively about Polish culture and national identity.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dejno

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

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

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