Explore the Family Name Debarge

The meaning of Debarge

1. Altered form of French Théberge (see Theberge). 2. French (northern): topographic name, with fused preposition de ‘from’, from an altered form of Old French berge ‘river bank’ (see Berge) or perhaps Flemish (Middle Dutch) berghe ‘hill’.

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

The surname Debarge saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 49,767 in popularity, dropping to 51,281 by 2010, which is a 3.04% decline. However, the number of individuals carrying the Debarge surname slightly increased during this period, with the count rising from 396 to 406, indicating a 2.53% increase. Despite the increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 6.67%, going down from 0.15 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,767	#51,281	-3.04%
Count	396	406	2.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Debarge

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts within the Debarge surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identified as White decreased by 4.47% to reach 82.02%. There was an increase in the proportion of people identifying as having two or more races, which climbed by 65.24% to 5.42%. The proportion of Black individuals declined slightly by 8.27% to 7.88%. Notably, the Hispanic representation went from non-existent in 2000 to 3.69% in 2010. However, there were no reported bearers of the Debarge surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indians and Alaskan Natives during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.86%	82.02%	-4.47%
Black	8.59%	7.88%	-8.27%
Two or More Races	3.28%	5.42%	65.24%
Hispanic	0%	3.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.26%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%