Last Name ABERDEEN

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Meaning Local: from the town of Aberdeen in Aberdeenshire. Aber, the mouth of a stream, and Don, the name of the river on which the town is situated.
Local: The name of a city in Aberdeenshire, whence the surname was taken. It is derived from 'Aber,' the mouth, as in Abercrombie, and 'Don,' the name of a river, at the mouth of which it is situated.
Origin Scottish, Celtic, Gaelic, Irish

Rank 109,915 (2000 US census)
Count 149 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 24.83%, or 37 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 65.77%, or 98 total occurrences, as black,
  • 3.36%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.36%, or 5 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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