How Many People Have the Last Name Deacon?

3,322

people had the surname Deacon in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 88,496 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#9,756

Tied with 3 others

Per 100,000 People

1.13

In 2010

Largest Group

87.9%

White

Change Since 2000

+2.6%

+85 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Deacon (87.9%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Deacon ranks #7,633. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 90.9% to 87.9%.

White 87.9%
Black 4.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.1%

📈 Change Since 2000

Deacon grew from 3,237 people in 2000 to 3,322 in 2010 (up 2.6%), and its rank fell from #9,263 to #9,756. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.2 to 1.13 people per 100,000.

20002010
People3,2373,322
Rank#9,263#9,756
Per 100,000 people1.21.13

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Deacon

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#9,751Wash3,324
#9,754Latour3,323
#9,754Nichol3,323
#9,756Maxie3,322
#9,756Paynter3,322
#9,756Rizvi3,322
#9,756Deacon3,322

👤 Deacon as a First Name

Deacon is a first name too: about 11,456 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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