Explore the Family Name Deeks

The meaning of Deeks

1. English (Suffolk and Essex): variant of Dicks. 2. Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch Diks or Dijks: patronymic from the personal name Dik or Dieke, from an ancient Germanic personal name containing the element diet ‘people’. Compare Dikes and Dicks 3.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Deeks has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Deeks was ranked 67,113th most popular surname in the United States, while it dropped to the 72,105th position by 2010, a decrease of 7.44%. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 275 in 2000 to 270 in 2010, marking a decrease of 1.82%. Furthermore, the proportion of Deeks per 100,000 people in the US population decreased by 10.0% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,113	#72,105	-7.44%
Count	275	270	-1.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deeks

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Deeks, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is primarily linked to White ethnicity. In both 2000 and 2010, over 92% of those bearing the surname identified as White, seeing a slight increase of 0.25% over the decade. Meanwhile, a small proportion, around 4.81% in 2010, up from 4.73% in 2000, identified as Hispanic. There was no representation from Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year. Any changes for these ethnic groups were not available due to suppressed data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.73%	92.96%	0.25%
Hispanic	4.73%	4.81%	1.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.82%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%