Deakin

Variant spelling of Deacon.

Deakin (countable and uncountable, plural Deakins)

1. A surname, variant of Deacon.
2. A placename:
   1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Alfred Deakin.
   2. A remote location on the Trans-Australian Railway in Western Australia, close to the border with South Australia.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Deakin is the 25849^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 952 individuals. Deakin is most common among White (95.69%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deakin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 418.

• kedani, Kaiden, dakine, Kidane, da kine, dankie