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Mac an Deagáin; Ó Déaghain · Mac an Deagáin: 'son of the dean' (Irish 'deagán', 'deagánach', Latin 'decanus'); Ó Déaghain: 'descendant of the dean' (Irish 'déadhan' or 'déaghan')

Woulfe (1923) prints Deane under two Irish names, Mac an Deagáin ('son of the dean') and Ó Déaghain ('descendant of the dean'). He says Mac an Deagáin is 'now very often translated Deane' and that Ó Déaghain is a scattered surname. In 1890 Matheson records 45 entries including spelling varieties (35 spelled Deane).

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Irish formMac an Deagáin; Ó Déaghain
MeaningMac an Deagáin: 'son of the dean' (Irish 'deagán', 'deagánach', Latin 'decanus'); Ó Déaghain: 'descendant of the dean' (Irish 'déadhan' or 'déaghan')
CountiesDonegal, Mayo, Cork
Other spellings4
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Origin of the Deane name

Woulfe: Mac an Deagáin was found in the 16th century 'in many parts of Ireland, but especially in Donegal, where the families so named seem to have been originally O'Donnells and O'Gallaghers'. Ó Déaghain: 'a scattered surname', found at the end of the 16th century in the south of Ireland and in Donegal.[1][2]

  1. 16th centuryWoulfe: the surname Mac an Deagáin is found in many parts of Ireland, especially Donegal.[1]
  2. 189045 Deane entries including spelling varieties (35 spelled Deane); Mayo, Cork and Donegal principally.[3]

Where in Ireland

Co. DonegalWoulfe: both names found there in the 16th century; Matheson 1890 lists it among Deane's principal counties.[1][2][3]
Co. MayoListed first by Matheson among the counties where Deane was principally found in 1890.[3]
Co. CorkAlso listed by Matheson among the principal counties for Deane in 1890.[3]

Other spellings

Dean · Dane · Deen · Deans[2][4]

The Deane coat of arms

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Deane surname: questions

What does the surname Deane mean?

Woulfe gives Mac an Deagáin as 'son of the dean' (Irish 'deagán', 'deagánach', Latin 'decanus') and Ó Déaghain as 'descendant of the dean' (Irish 'déadhan' or 'déaghan').[1][2]

Is Deane an Irish surname?

Woulfe prints Deane under two Irish names. He says Mac an Deagáin 'is now very often translated Deane', and that Ó Déaghain, which includes Deane in its forms, is a scattered surname. These entries describe Irish families only; the sources do not say that every Deane descends from them.[1][2]

Where in Ireland is the name Deane found?

Woulfe says Mac an Deagáin was found in the 16th century in many parts of Ireland, especially Donegal, and Ó Déaghain at the end of the 16th century in the south of Ireland and in Donegal. Matheson's 1890 report lists Mayo, Cork and Donegal as the principal counties for Deane.[1][2][3]

Sources

  1. Mac an Deagáin — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/maca/mac-an-deagain-mac-an-deaganaigh.php
  2. Ó Déaghain — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/od/o-deaghain.php
  3. Deane — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/deane.php
  4. Deane — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/432.php

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).