Dane Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 14
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 32
Cornwall 27
Cumberland 4
Derbyshire 20
Devon 31
Dorset 17
Durham 0
Essex 10
Gloucestershire 27
Hampshire 5
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 4
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 140
Lancashire 65
Leicestershire 10
Lincolnshire 11
London 151
Middlesex 2
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 19
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 16
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 2
Suffolk 8
Somerset 5
Surrey 4
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 4
Warwickshire 7
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 2
Worcestershire 8
Yorkshire 10

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 8
Merionethshire 1
Montgomeryshire 6
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Dane Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dane family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 27
Female Servant 22
Agricultural Labourer 17
Labourer 13
Farmer 9
Mariner 8
Weaver 7
Shoe Maker 6
Dress Maker 5
Male Servant 5
Tailor 5
Dredger 4
Woodman 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Gardener 3
Carpenter 3
Coal Miner 3
Blacksmith 3
Joiner 3
Mason 3
Ag Labourer 3
Calico Printer 2
Charwoman 2
Mechanic 2
Soldier 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Dane

Name Census Frequency
William Dane 436
Mary Dane 429
John Dane 319
Elizabeth Dane 285
Sarah Dane 229
Thomas Dane 209
George Dane 208
James Dane 171
Charles Dane 146
Ann Dane 141
Edward Dane 133
Eliza Dane 115
Henry Dane 115
Jane Dane 111
Emily Dane 86
Alice Dane 84
Richard Dane 84
Samuel Dane 82
Annie Dane 78
Robert Dane 78
Joseph Dane 76
Frederick Dane 73
Margaret Dane 73
Emma Dane 72
Hannah Dane 71

Dane Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dean 50% 150,417
2 Eden 25% 22,909
3 Deane 80% 16,371
4 Done 75% 8,754
5 Dane 100% 6,515
6 Dain 50% 3,138
7 Uden 25% 2,115
8 Dun 50% 2,067
9 Dan 75% 1,806
10 Don 50% 1,705
11 Eadon 20% 1,589
12 Dine 75% 1,485
13 Deen 25% 1,115
14 Eaden 40% 897
15 Daine 80% 785
16 Dian 50% 753
17 Edon 25% 594
18 Aden 25% 440
19 Iden 25% 407
20 Dayne 80% 400
21 Dune 75% 392
22 Edin 25% 380
23 Audin 20% 361
24 Daun 50% 321
25 Auden 20% 311
26 Den 50% 305
27 Euden 20% 279
28 Dene 75% 276
29 Dion 25% 253
30 Adin 25% 246
31 Dono 50% 226
32 Danne 80% 203
33 Doane 80% 203
34 Oden 25% 198
35 Duin 25% 184
36 Doan 50% 180
37 Deon 25% 165
38 Edan 50% 160
39 Duane 80% 158
40 Adeane 67% 122
41 Doon 25% 122
42 Danie 80% 117
43 Din 50% 111
44 Dana 75% 107
45 Deene 60% 106
46 Duan 50% 105

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The surname Dane is the 5th most popular variant of Dean.

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