# Endean

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**Endean** is a surname. It comes as nickname from [Cornish](/source/Cornish_language) *an den*, meaning "the man",[1][2] likely signifying a leader.[3] In [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall), the surname is most found in [St. Agnes](/source/St_Agnes,_Cornwall), [Penryn](/source/Penryn,_Cornwall), and [Saltash](/source/Saltash).[3] Notable people with the surname include:

- [Barry Endean](/source/Barry_Endean) (born 1946), English footballer
- [Bill Endean](/source/Bill_Endean) (1884–1957), New Zealand politician
- [Craig Endean](/source/Craig_Endean) (born 1968), Canadian hockey player
- [John Endean](/source/John_Endean) (1844–1925), British miner and businessman
- [Robert Endean](/source/Robert_Endean) (1925–1997), Australian marine scientist and academic
- [Russell Endean](/source/Russell_Endean) (1924–2003), South African cricketer
- [Steve Endean](/source/Steve_Endean) (1948–1993), American gay rights activist

## References

1. *Dictionary of American family names*. Second ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122.

1. Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). *The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland*. First ed. Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 841. ISBN 9780199677764.

1. White, G. Pawley (1999). *A Handbook of Cornish Surnames*. Third ed. Mount Hawke: Dyllansow Truran. p. 11. ISBN 1850221278.

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