Explore the Family Name Dalin

The meaning of Dalin

1. Swedish: variant of Dahlin. 2. French: patronymic, with fused preposition d(e) ‘of’, from the personal name Alin, a short form of any of the ancient Germanic names containing the element adal ‘noble’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dalin has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 56,687th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 62,359th place, a decrease in rank of about 10%. The count of individuals with the surname also dropped from 337 in 2000 to 321 in 2010 - a 4.75% decrease in count. This drop is reflected in its proportion per 100,000 people, which dipped from 0.12 to 0.11 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,687	#62,359	-10.01%
Count	337	321	-4.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dalin

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Dalin surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 95.85% of those with this surname identified as white, but this number decreased by 4.77% to 91.28% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black with the Dalin surname showed up in 2010's census with 2.49% and 1.56% respectively, whereas no individuals with such identities were reported in 2000. The percentage of individuals with two or more races increased slightly, from 1.48% to 1.56%, and those identifying as Hispanic more than doubled, from 1.48% to 3.12%. No change was reported for American Indian and Alaskan Native identity.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.85%	91.28%	-4.77%
Hispanic	1.48%	3.12%	110.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.49%	0%
Two or More Races	1.48%	1.56%	5.41%
Black	0%	1.56%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%