Deane
Deane is an English and Irish surname and - with a different etymology - an English male and female first name .
Origin and meaning
The family name Deane is originally an origin name and derived from the Old English word denu meaning " valley ". The name is first recorded in Sussex ; in Ireland it first appeared in County Galway and Mayo through immigration from England .
The first name Deane is derived from the old French deien meaning " leader ".
Name bearer
family name
- Deane (family) , one of the tribes of Galway
- Anne Deane Berman (* 1963), American composer
- Anthony Deane (* 1984), Australian handball player and skeleton pilot
- Brian Deane (* 1968), English football player and coach
- Charles Anthony Deane (1796–1848) engineer and diving pioneer, brother of John Deane (engineer)
- Charles B. Deane (1898–1969), American politician and member of parliament
- Emmeline Deane (1858–1944), British painter
- Henry Deane (1440–1503), Archbishop of Canterbury (1501–1503)
- Henry Deane (engineer) (1847-1924), Anglo-Australian engineer, botanist, and paleobotanist
- John Deane (engineer) (1800–1884), engineer and diving pioneer, brother of Charles Anthony Deane
- Jocelyn Deane (1749-1780), Irish politician
- Marjorie Deane (1914-2008), British journalist, MBE
- Meredith Deane (* 1989), American actress
- Richard Deane (1610–1653), English general and admiral
- Ruthven Deane (1851-1934), American ornithologist
- Seamus Deane (* 1940), Irish writer and literary scholar
- Sidney N. Deane (1878–1943), American classical philologist and archaeologist
- Silas Deane (1737–1789), member of the American Continental Congress and diplomat
- Wally Deane (1936–1986), American rockabilly musician
- William Patrick Deane (* 1931), Australian Governor General
- Willie Deane (* 1980), American basketball player
Male first name
- Deane C. Davis (1900–1990), American politician
- Deane Kincaide (1911–1992), American jazz musician and composer
- Deane Montgomery (1909-1992), American mathematician
- Deane Stoltz (1929-2006), American entrepreneur