Duane: Surname History and Family Crest

Duane is an established spelling of the English surname Deane. Name scholars give the meaning as “Dweller in a valley, or servant of a dean”.

• Duane ranked 16,809 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,698 people answering to the name.
• You may also find the name written Diane and Deeney.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Dunne, Doane and Dun.
• Duane writes “u” in place of the “e” found in Deane, a typical scribal difference.

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