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Dehn Family History

Dehn Name 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

Similar surnames: Dean, Dein, Rehn, Behn, Fehn, Dern, Dehm, Dohn, Duin, Denz

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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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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Dehn. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Dehn. For the veterans among your Dehn ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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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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