Origin Displayed: Irish-Alt
Origins Available: English, Irish-Alt, Irish, Scottish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Dean, Deane, Dene, Deans, Deanes, Denes, Adeane and others.First found in Galway , and Mayo. According to Hardiman, the name came from England when William Den of Bristol arrived in Galway. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Stephen Deane who arrived on the 'Fortune', just one year after the arrival of the "Mayflower" in 1621. He built the first corn mill in New England. John Deane, his brother Walter and their wives arrived in New England in 1635. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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