Explore the Family Name Deery

The meaning of Deery

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Daighre ‘descendant of Daighre’, a personal name meaning ‘fiery’. This is the name of an ecclesiastical family in Derry. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Conn, Seamus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Deery showed a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 23,582nd most popular name in 2000, it slipped to the 24,762nd position by 2010, marking a 5% decrease. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname marginally increased from 1,003 to 1,006 during that decade. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Deery per 100,000 decreased by 8.11%, moving from 0.37 to 0.34.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,582	#24,762	-5%
Count	1,003	1,006	0.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.34	-8.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deery

In terms of ethnic identity, there were some noticeable shifts among those carrying the Deery surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority identified as White, although this percentage slightly dropped from 97.01% in 2000 to 95.92% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a 6.43% increase, though they only make up a small fraction of people with this surname (1.49% in 2010). Black Deerys also increased, up 16.67%, but still represented less than 1% of the total. Notably, those identifying with two or more races appeared in 2010 at 1.29%, while Asian/Pacific Islander identities disappeared entirely by 2010. No Deery identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year observed.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.01%	95.92%	-1.12%
Hispanic	1.4%	1.49%	6.43%
Two or More Races	0%	1.29%	0%
Black	0.6%	0.7%	16.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%