Explore the Family Name De Neve

The meaning of De Neve

Flemish (also Deneve): relationship name from Middle Dutch neve ‘male relative, cousin, nephew’ + the definite article de. See Neve. Some characteristic forenames: French Egide, Marcel, Remy.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname De Neve was ranked 52,267 in popularity in 2010, slightly up from its rank of 52,714 in 2000. This indicates a small increase in its usage over the decade. In terms of the number of people with this surname, it grew from 369 in 2000 to 397 in 2010, an increase of approximately 7.59%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the De Neve surname decreased by 7.14% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,714	#52,267	0.85%
Count	369	397	7.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Neve

According to the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, most individuals with the De Neve surname identify as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 94.31% in 2000 to 91.69% in 2010. Over the same period, there was a notable increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.63% to 3.02%. A small portion identify as having two or more races, but this percentage decreased from 2.44% in 2000 to 1.51% in 2010. There was also a new identification within the Asian/Pacific Islander category in 2010 that was not present in 2000. Conversely, none of the people with the De Neve surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.31%	91.69%	-2.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3.02%	0%
Hispanic	1.63%	3.02%	85.28%
Two or More Races	2.44%	1.51%	-38.11%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%