Explore the Family Name De Ryke

The meaning of De Ryke

Americanized form of Dutch De Rijke: nickname from Middle Dutch rike, rijc ‘rich’, with the definite article de ‘the’. Some characteristic forenames: German Walther.

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

According to data drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname De Ryke has seen a slight decrease in the United States over the past decade. In 2000, the name ranked 68,569th in terms of commonality and this dropped to a rank of 79,075 by 2010, marking a decrease of 15.32%. The number of individuals bearing the surname also decreased from 268 in 2000 to 241 in 2010, translating to a drop of 10.07%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the De Ryke surname per 100,000 population fell by 20% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,569	#79,075	-15.32%
Count	268	241	-10.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Ryke

The ethnicity distribution for the surname De Ryke has also shown some shifts, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of those bearing the De Ryke name identified as White at 92.54%, but this saw a slight decrease to 88.38% by 2010. There was an increase in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic, moving from 2.99% in 2000 to 3.73% in 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 census marked the first time that individuals with the De Ryke surname identified as belonging to two or more races (2.49%) and as American Indian and Alaskan Native (3.73%). There were no recorded instances of De Ryke individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.54%	88.38%	-4.5%
Hispanic	2.99%	3.73%	24.75%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	3.73%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%