Deacon Name Meaning: Occupational name for a 'deacon' or his servant.
A deacons role in the Christian Church that is generally associated with a service of some kind.A deacon ranks just below a 'priest'.
Discover how your Deacon ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 182 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 333 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 56 |
| Cornwall | 173 |
| Cumberland | 33 |
| Derbyshire | 45 |
| Devon | 226 |
| Dorset | 33 |
| Durham | 144 |
| Essex | 198 |
| Gloucestershire | 164 |
| Hampshire | 304 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 78 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 161 |
| Lancashire | 309 |
| Leicestershire | 656 |
| Lincolnshire | 77 |
| London | 936 |
| Middlesex | 196 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 66 |
| Northamptonshire | 204 |
| Nottinghamshire | 96 |
| Oxfordshire | 35 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 41 |
| Somerset | 144 |
| Surrey | 351 |
| Sussex | 314 |
| Staffordshire | 129 |
| Warwickshire | 160 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 204 |
| Worcestershire | 44 |
| Yorkshire | 313 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 118 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 58 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 631 |
| Farm Labourer | 60 |
| Private Means | 52 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 45 |
| General Labourer | 38 |
| None | 36 |
| Labourer | 36 |
| Domestic Servant | 33 |
| Farmer | 32 |
| Dressmaker | 29 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 25 |
| Clerk | 21 |
| General Servant Domestic | 19 |
| Shop Assistant | 19 |
| Hosiery Hand | 19 |
| Errand Boy | 18 |
| Housekeeper | 17 |
| Cook (domestic) | 16 |
| Scholar | 16 |
| Assisting In Business | 15 |
| Bricklayer | 15 |
| Old Age Pensioner | 15 |
| At School | 15 |
| Carter On Farm | 15 |
| Dress Maker | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Deacon | 2,228 |
| Mary Deacon | 2,162 |
| John Deacon | 1,746 |
| Elizabeth Deacon | 1,565 |
| Thomas Deacon | 1,221 |
| George Deacon | 1,186 |
| Sarah Deacon | 1,131 |
| James Deacon | 1,112 |
| Charles Deacon | 800 |
| Ann Deacon | 797 |
| Henry Deacon | 757 |
| Jane Deacon | 640 |
| Joseph Deacon | 595 |
| Eliza Deacon | 553 |
| Annie Deacon | 501 |
| Emma Deacon | 501 |
| Alice Deacon | 452 |
| Frederick Deacon | 451 |
| Ellen Deacon | 447 |
| Alfred Deacon | 437 |
| Emily Deacon | 398 |
| Robert Deacon | 370 |
| Edward Deacon | 346 |
| Hannah Deacon | 339 |
| Albert Deacon | 333 |