The dea Surname

dea Name Meaning and History

Irish: reduced form of O’Dea.
Chinese : possibly a variant of Xie 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The dea name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the dea family name as far back in history as possible.

dea Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of dea Families in the US in 1920

Number of dea families

7-12

3-6

1-2

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Thread	Author	Replies
Dea Family Tree (alive or deceased)	Shirley Dea	6
DEA/DEE Bridget b c1831 IRE m Michael RAFTER; IRE>ENG>USA, Pittsburgh PA	lindalew	0
Dea	Helen_Sheahan	5
Obit - John O'Dea, b. 1857 Ireland, d. 1901 Iowa	A Dea Hogan	0
Rose Ann Dea 1855 ALABAMA	raymalonesr	0
DEA/O'DEA MINNESOTA	Ann Dea Hogan	5
Catherine Dea married to a Patrick McDonald/McDonnell	Kathryn Fowler	0
William Dea & Mary McGraw, Fairfield SC	lillianannsmithws	0
allergy	Vicki Dea Toth	2
Dea- Ireland	Barbara8217	3

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