Dean Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Dean Family

10,148 Dean records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

10,148Records in our database

1816Earliest birth

2Documented families

2Biographies

See the Dean family trees →558 Dean families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

10,148 Dean records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (2,327 of 10,148)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Rebecca Dean, born 1816, Hancock County, Ohio

Most common first names

John243 Mary241 William240 Robert213 James210 Charles173 George135 Dorothy106 Donald103 Helen96 Harold85 Margaret80

Documented families

Dean families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Dean family of Muscatine CountyIowaStarts: Henry Clay Dean (b. 1822)Most recent: Mary A. (Dean) Ashcraft (b. 1849)

Family records from county histories (1)

William E. DeanStarts: William E. Dean, from VermontMost recent: Seth Dean

The earliest Deans in the county histories

A. B. DeanBorn 1797Medina County, Ohio Samuel D. DeanBorn 1810Delaware County, Ohio George W. DeanBorn 1820, Wayne TownshipChild of Horatio G. Dean and Rebecca (Forbes) DeanPortage County, Ohio Ira DeanBorn 1826Muscatine County, Iowa H. H. DeanBorn 1827, Carroll countyLafayette County, Missouri Benjamin D. DeanBorn 1828Pettis County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

558 Dean families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

48 Dean death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

36 Dean people in 31 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

Ira DeanBorn 1826 · Muscatine County, Iowa Henry Munson DeanBorn 1836 · Muscatine County, Iowa

Done-for-you research

Trace your documented Dean family

Found your Dean? We trace your family back as far as the records go and write it up as a family history book, every source cited. No DNA test and no sales call: we take a free first look, then email you a plan and a flat price before you spend a dollar.

Common questions

Dean genealogy: FAQ

Where were Dean ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 10,148 Dean records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (2,327), then Ohio (1,850) and Michigan (1,352).

How far back does the Dean family tree go?

The earliest Dean birth in our database is 1816: Rebecca Dean, Hancock County, Ohio. We have pieced together 558 Dean family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Dean family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Dean family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.