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Dehn Surname Meaning

German: from a short form (of the first part) of the personal name Degenhar(d)t (see Degenhardt). German: from the personal name Daniel.

German and Danish: ethnic name for someone from Denmark from Middle Low German Danish dene ‘Dane’. In the Middle Ages Denmark extended as far south as the River Eider.

German: possibly a topographic name for someone who lived in a hollow from Middle Low German denne ‘hollow shallow valley’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Dehn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dehn family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Dehn families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 16 Dehn families living in Lancashire. This was about 67% of all the recorded Dehn's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Dehn families in 1891.
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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Dehn. 100% of Dehn women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Dehn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Dehn in 1940 was 32, and 77 in 2004.

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