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

Deputy, 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 Deputy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Deputy in America

Deputy is the 22721st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Deputy surname appeared 1,128 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 Deputy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Deputy 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 Deputy

The surname Deputy is of English origin, and it is derived from the Old French word "deputé," which means "a representative or deputy." The name first emerged in England during the 13th century, likely referring to individuals who served as deputies or representatives for a higher authority, such as a lord or a monarch.

The earliest recorded instances of the Deputy surname can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries in various English records, such as the Hundred Rolls of 1273 and the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. In these records, the name appears with various spellings, including "Deputi," "Depute," and "Deputie."

One of the earliest known bearers of the Deputy surname was John Deputi, who was mentioned in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1273. Another early record is of William Depute, who was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Warwickshire in 1327.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Deputy surname began to spread across various regions of England, including Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Suffolk. Some notable individuals bearing this surname from this period include Robert Deputy, a merchant from London who lived in the late 16th century, and William Deputy, a landowner from Lincolnshire who was mentioned in the Feet of Fines records from 1561.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Deputy surname continued to be present in various parts of England, with some bearers achieving notable positions. For example, Thomas Deputy (1633-1701) was an English clergyman and author who served as the rector of Staverton in Northamptonshire.

Another notable figure was Richard Deputy (1692-1766), an English lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire and later became the Chief Justice of the Carmarthen Circuit in Wales.

As the surname spread across England, it also found its way to other parts of the British Isles and eventually to the American colonies. Some notable bearers of the Deputy surname in later periods include Sir Archibald Deputy (1787-1868), a Scottish politician and landowner, and William Deputy (1807-1876), an American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

Overall, the surname Deputy has a rich history that spans several centuries and reflects the role of deputies and representatives in various aspects of English society, from legal and political institutions to the clergy and landholding classes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Deputy

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

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

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