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Where did the Irish Dean family come from? What is the Irish Dean family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dean family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dean family history?
This Irish family was one of the Tribes of Galway, who came from England to the Emerald Isle. The Dean surname was derived from one of several place names, which were in turn derived from the Old English word "denu," which means "valley." This Old English word has also given rise to other local names such as West Dean in Sussex, Deane in Hampshire and Dean in Essex.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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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.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dean research. Another 298 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1400, 1509, 1547, 1610, 1628, 1653, 1659, and 1708 are included under the topic Early Dean History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Dean family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 126 words(9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Dean. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Dean Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Stephen Dean, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1621
- Walter Dean, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1637
- Wm Dean, who landed in Virginia in 1637
- Nich Dean, who arrived in Virginia in 1654
- Nicholas Dean settled in Virginia in 1654
Dean Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Eliz Dean, who landed in Virginia in 1703
- Jeams Dean, who arrived in Virginia in 1705
- Jeany Dean, who landed in Virginia in 1705
- Daniel Dean, who landed in New England in 1725
- Barzillai Dean, who landed in New England in 1745
Dean Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Alexander Dean, who landed in New York in 1801
- Thomas Dean, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1808
- Hugh Dean, who arrived in New York in 1810
- Stewart Dean, who landed in Maryland in 1812
- Ramo Dean, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829
Dean Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Ephrane W Dean, who arrived in Arkansas in 1900
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- Bashford Dean (1867-1928), American zoologist and armor expert
- William F Dean (1899-1981), American general, last military governor of South Korea in 1947-1948
- Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (1910-1974), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953
- Howard Brush Dean III (b. 1948), American physician and Democratic politician, governor of Vermont from 1991-2003
- James Byron Dean (1931-1955), American film actor and cultural icon
- John Wesley Dean III (b. 1938), American White House Counsel to United States President Richard Nixon and deeply involved in the Watergate scandal cover up
- Major-General Herbert Reynolds Dean (1882-1970), American Director of Selective Service Rhode Island (1940-1945)
- Major-General William Frishe Dean (1899-1981), American Deputy Commanding General 6th Army (1955)
- William Ralph "Dixie" Dean (1907-1980), English football player and the most prolific goal-scorer in English football history
- Christopher Dean OBE (b. 1958), British figure skater who won a gold medal in ice dancing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- A Family Tree in America: Being a Genealogical Story of the Families of Deane (also Dean), Putnam, Boynton, Gager, Bull, and Allied Families From the Year 1630 by Frank Putnam Deane.
- My Maternal Ancestry: Dean, Matlock, Hale, Gahr Families in Tennesseeand Missouri by Melba Wood.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
- Hitching, F.K and S. Hitching. References to English Surnames in 1601-1602. Walton On Thames: 1910. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0181-3).
- Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
- Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
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