Deakin
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English
Etymology
Variant spelling of Deacon.
Proper noun
Deakin (countable and uncountable, plural Deakins)
- A surname, variant of Deacon.
- A placename
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Alfred Deakin.
- A remote location on the Trans-Australian Railway in Western Australia, close to the border with South Australia in Australia.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Deakin is the 25849th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 952 individuals. Deakin is most common among White (95.69%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deakin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 418.