Explore the Family Name De Weese

The meaning of De Weese

Flemish: nickname or relation name from Middle Dutch weese ‘orphan’ + the definite article de.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname De Weese has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. Its rank dropped from 5259 to 5686, signifying a decrease of approximately 8.12%. Interestingly, the count of individuals with this surname remained almost constant, with a minute increase from 6094 in 2000 to 6095 in 2010. This change is so minuscule that it represents only a 0.02% difference. The proportion of people with the De Weese surname per 100k also decreased from 2.26 to 2.07, marking an 8.41% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#5,259	#5,686	-8.12%
Count	6,094	6,095	0.02%
Proportion per 100k	2.26	2.07	-8.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Weese

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts within the De Weese population. The highest increase was observed among those identifying as Hispanic, which rose by a significant 71.43% from 1.05 in 2000 to 1.80 in 2010. The group identifying as two or more races also saw notable growth, with a rise of 33.63%. Conversely, the proportion of those identifying as White saw a minor decrease of 1.28%, from 95.90 in 2000 to 94.67 in 2010. There was also a small dip in those reporting Black ethnicity, which fell by 7.94%. The percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native increased slightly.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.9%	94.67%	-1.28%
Hispanic	1.05%	1.8%	71.43%
Two or More Races	1.13%	1.51%	33.63%
Black	1.26%	1.16%	-7.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.44%	33.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.41%	24.24%