Deist
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Deist, from a small place called Deisten near Celle and Hanover.
Proper noun
Deist (plural Deists)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Deist is the 40856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Deist is most common among White (98.5%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 428.
Etymology 2
Noun
Deist (plural Deists)
- Alternative spelling of deist.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
See Deismus (“deism”)
Noun
Deist m (weak, genitive Deisten, plural Deisten)
Declension
Declension of Deist [masculine, weak]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Deist” in Duden online