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View Surname: Dean


DEAN (2)
SOURCE: Occupation
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: DEEN   [key]
Meaning & History
Occupational surname meaning "dean", referring to a person who either was a dean or worked for one. It is from Middle English deen (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten").
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