Last Name DEBNAM

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Debenham, a parish in diocese of Norwich. It is absolutely certain that Deadman is a variant. The steps of corruption were as follows: Debenham, Debnam, Deadnam, and Deadman. It is one more case of imitation, for which there is such a strange tendency in nomenclature. Similar corructions have happened in Putman for Puttenham, Twyman for Twinehan, Buckman for Backenham, etc.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 25,633 (2000 US census) 17,393 (1990 US census)
Count 904 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 34.29%, or 310 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 62.72%, or 567 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.66%, or 15 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.66%, or 6 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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