Dehaan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands
Israel

Etymology of Dehaan

What does the name Dehaan mean?

The surname Dehaan literally means 'rooster' in German; therefore, it may have been adopted as a nickname that described some particular feature or characteristic of its bearer. It could also be an occupational name (for a chicken farmer) or a place name (German inns with the name Golden or Red Rooster were common.) Finally, it is possible that this surname was derived from a wide number of Hebrew first names, such as Hocah, Elhanan, Manoah or Hannah.

Dehaan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hahn, Hahner, Hahnert, Hahm, De Haan and more. and others.

Dehaan Ranking

the United States, the name Dehaan is the 10,370^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Dehaan is ranked the 30^th most popular surname with an estimated 21,739 people with that name. 2

Dehaan migration to the United States +

Dehaan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Darrick Wopkes DeHaan, who settled in Baltimore in 1847
Boukje DeHaan, aged 5, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 3
Darrick Wopkes DeHaan, aged 4, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 3
J J Heemstra DeHaan, aged 31, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 3
Jankje DeHaan, aged 2, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 3
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Dehaan Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Lewis DeHaan, who arrived in Mississippi in 1904 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Dehaan (post 1700) +

Christel DeHaan (1942-2020), German-born American businesswoman, philanthropist and owner of Resort Condominiums International

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)