Explore the Family Name De Haas

The meaning of De Haas

Dutch: variant, with the definite article de ‘the’, of Haas ‘hare’. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Gerrit, Pieter, Bastiaan.

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How common is the last name De Haas in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname De Haas has seen a slight shift in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 27,049 out of all surnames in the U.S., but by 2010, the rank had dipped slightly to 27,818--a change of -2.84%. However, the count of individuals with the De Haas surname increased by 2.49% over the same period, rising from 842 in 2000 to 863 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people in the population also decreased marginally from 0.31 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,049	#27,818	-2.84%
Count	842	863	2.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Haas

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the De Haas surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White were most commonly associated with the surname, making up 95.01% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.67% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic made up 2.26% in 2000, increasing to 2.55% in 2010. Notably, there was a decline in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 1.78% in 2000 to 0.81% in 2010. For the first time, in 2010, some people with this surname identified as belonging to two or more races. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander or Black communities in either year for this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.01%	94.67%	-0.36%
Hispanic	2.26%	2.55%	12.83%
Two or More Races	0%	1.16%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.78%	0.81%	-54.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%