The Deering Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

People named Deering carry an English surname with a long history. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “descendant of Deoring (beloved)”.

• According to the 2010 US Census, the Deering surname had 5,936 bearers.
• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Doering.
• Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name.
• Smith also lists Dearing.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Deering, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms. Want more than a summary? See the Deering family name pack.