Explore the Family Name Deb

The meaning of Deb

Indian (northeastern states): variant of Deo, found among Kayasthas.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Deb has seen a significant rise in popularity across the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name ranked at number 55,971 and by 2010, it had jumped to 32,935 - an impressive growth of 41.16%. The count of individuals carrying this surname also rose sharply during this decade, from 342 in 2000 to 696 in 2010, marking a 103.51% increase. The proportion of people with the Deb surname per 100k of the population almost doubled, moving from 0.13 to 0.24, a growth of 84.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,971	#32,935	41.16%
Count	342	696	103.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.24	84.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deb

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Deb surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group saw an increase from 74.27% in 2000 to 81.03% in 2010, indicating a growth of 9.10%. However, there was a notable decrease in those identifying as having two or more ethnicities, dropping from 9.06% in 2000 to 2.73% in 2010. While the percentage of the Deb population identifying as White decreased slightly by 8.28%, the Hispanic Deb population grew from 0 to 1.01%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black dropped marginally by 7.22%, and for the first time, individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, making up 0.72% of the Deb population in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	74.27%	81.03%	9.1%
White	13.16%	12.07%	-8.28%
Two or More Races	9.06%	2.73%	-69.87%
Black	2.63%	2.44%	-7.22%
Hispanic	0%	1.01%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.72%	0%