Explore the Family Name Dautel

The meaning of Dautel

1. South German: nickname from Swabian dautel ‘indecisive or clumsy man’. 2. German: from a pet form of Daut. 3. French: habitational name, with the preposition d(e), for someone from any of several places called Les Autels (see Desautels).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dautel ranked 61,207 in 2000 and slightly dropped to 61,745 in 2010, indicating a marginal decline in popularity by 0.88 percent. However, the count of people bearing this surname increased from 307 in 2000 to 325 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 5.86 percent over the decade. Despite this numerical increase, the proportion of people with the Dautel surname per 100,000 remained constant at 0.11 across both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,207	#61,745	-0.88%
Count	307	325	5.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dautel

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dautel, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals a high prevalence among the White population. In 2000, an overwhelming 97.07 percent of individuals with this surname identified as White, which slightly decreased to 94.46 percent by 2010. The Hispanic representation also increased, growing from 1.63 percent in 2000 to 2.77 percent in 2010, marking a significant rise of 69.94 percent. Notably, there was a new emergence in the category of "Two or more races" in 2010, standing at 1.54 percent. Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations recorded no change during this period, having no representation under the Dautel surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.07%	94.46%	-2.69%
Hispanic	1.63%	2.77%	69.94%
Two or More Races	0%	1.54%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%