Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
DEACON
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DEACON. The ecclesiastical office. Walter the Deacon ivas at the compilation of Domesday a tenant in chief in the counties of Gloucester and Essex.
Surname type: Status name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English