Explore the Family Name Dagle

The meaning of Dagle

Americanized form of German Degel or Dägele (or perhaps of some other similar surname): from a short form of an old personal name formed with Old High German tac ‘day’. Compare Deagle.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dagle has experienced a decline. In 2000, the surname ranked 44,997 in terms of popularity and this ranking dropped to 49,723 by 2010, marking a decrease of 10.5%. The number of people bearing the surname also decreased from 449 in 2000 to 422 in 2010, representing a 6.01% drop. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals with the Dagle surname per 100,000 population also saw a negative change of 17.65%, dropping from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,997	#49,723	-10.5%
Count	449	422	-6.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.14	-17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dagle

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Dagle surname based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there are some changes. In 2000, 97.33% of those with the Dagle surname identified as White, but this percentage slightly decreased to 94.79% in 2010. At the same time, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 1.34% in 2000 to 2.37% in 2010, a significant increase of 76.87%. There was no recorded change in the percentage of those identifying as two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, the 2010 data did record a 1.42% identification as Hispanic, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.33%	94.79%	-2.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.34%	2.37%	76.87%
Hispanic	0%	1.42%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%