Dean Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 20789 people with the Dean surname? In that year Dean was ranked number 172 for popularity in the UK. |
Dean records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"DEAN. Of local origin. There is or was a place named Den in the parish of Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, and Dean in the parish of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, was an ancient seat of the Boyds, earls of Kilmamock. Permission was granted in 1345 to Robert de Den, canon of Dunkeld, "for leave to choose his confessor, who shall give him plenary absolution at the hour of death" (Pap. Pet., I, p. 89). Johannes de Den in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382 (REA., i, p. 165). In a bond of manrent dated 1703 by William Dean alias Davidson, "miller at the King's Milne (and many other individuals), who and their ancestors, all named Deans, otherwise called Davidsons," acknowledged themselves to be followers, dependents, and kinsmen under and to the lairds of Mackintosh (Mackintosh muniments, p. 150). John Dene was burgess of Irvine, 1499 (Simon, 1), William Dane, burgess of Are, 1503 (Friars Ayr, p. 70), Thomas Deyne held a tenement in Irvine, 1542 (Irvine, i, p. 200), John Deyne was a monk of Kilwinning Abbey, 1557. John Dene or Dein in the regality of Kilwinning, 1590 (Retours, Ayr, 755), and James Dean, tenant in Chapelgill, 1792 (Lanark CR.). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Dean Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Dean Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Dean family tree.
Search Dean Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Dean family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Dean surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Dean Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 27106 people with the Dean surname in the UK? Dean is now ranked number 186 for popularity in the UK. |
Dean Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Dean family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Dean data can be verified or corrected by other users.
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| Did you know that there are currently 136721 people with the Dean surname in the USA? Dean is ranked number 112 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Dean Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Dean family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Dean surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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