Researching Laura Dean
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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. |

The name Laura means "laurel" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Laura Dean on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Laura Dean and the Dean Family History
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.
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![]() | 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 Genealogy Databases
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Dean Forums
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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
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Laura Dean. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Laura Dean
Laura Dean (actress)
Laura Dean (born Laura Francine Deutscher; May 27, 1963) is an American film, television and voice actress who is known for the roles of Sophie, Rachel's coworker at Bloomingdale's, in the 3rd and 4th seasons of Friends, of a lead character Tamara in Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders, and on Christmas in Cartoontown. Since she was 10 years old, she also played the New York City Opera for five years in La bohème, Die tote Stadt and Mefistofele. She is best known as the character "Lisa" the ballet dancer who gets kicked out of the dance department in the film Fame. She also appeared in the Broadway musical version of Doonesbury and as the mother of the title character in The Who's Tommy.
Source: Laura Dean (actress), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Dean
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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