Explore the Family Name Dacres

The meaning of Dacres

English and Scottish: variant of Dacre, a habitational name from either of two places called Dacre in Cumberland or Yorkshire, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Both placenames are derived from a Celtic stream or river name.

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How common is the last name Dacres in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dacres has gained popularity over the decade between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of this surname improved, moving up from 55,732 in 2000 to 44,957 in 2010, a change of 19.33%. In terms of actual count, the number of people with the Dacres surname increased by 38.66%, growing from 344 to 477. This corresponds to an increase in the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people, which went up by 23.08% from 0.13 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,732	#44,957	19.33%
Count	344	477	38.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.16	23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dacres

The Decennial U.S. Census also reveals some interesting trends about the ethnicity associated with the surname Dacres. There was a slight decrease in the percentage of Dacres who identified as white, dropping by 8.21% from 12.79% in 2000 to 11.74% in 2010. However, there was a small increase of 3.21% in those identifying as black, going from 82.27% in 2000 to 84.91% in 2010. It's worth noting that a new ethnic identity appeared in 2010; 2.10% of individuals with the Dacres surname identified as Hispanic. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years, while the percentage for those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	82.27%	84.91%	3.21%
White	12.79%	11.74%	-8.21%
Hispanic	0%	2.1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.2%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%