Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. DEEN [key·IPA] 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"). Related NamesDetails VariantDaneGiven Name DescendantsDane, Dean, Deana, Deanna, Deanne, Deeann, Deena, Dena, Dina, Dene(English) Same SpellingDean 1 Categories academia, English nouns, leadership, numeric meanings, word names
