Explore the Family Name Defreese

The meaning of Defreese

1. Americanized form (also De Freese) of Dutch De Vries ‘the Frisian’ or of any of its variants, such as De Vrieze (see Vrieze). Compare Defrees 1. 2. Variant of Defrees 2, a surname of French origin (see Deforest). This surname is found mainly in NY.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Defreese has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The surname went from being ranked 34,259th in 2000 to 33,894th in 2010, marking a 1.07% jump. The number of individuals with the surname also grew from 626 in 2000 to 671 in 2010, which is a 7.19% increase. However, the proportion of people with the surname Defreese per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.23 in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,259	#33,894	1.07%
Count	626	671	7.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Defreese

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Defreese, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some shifts from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 71.09% to 66.32%, a change of -6.71%. Those identifying as Black increased from 5.91% to 8.20%, a significant rise of 38.75%. There was also an increase in those identifying with two or more races, moving up from 10.70% to 11.92%. However, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals dropped slightly from 10.38% to 9.39%. The data did not record any individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.09%	66.32%	-6.71%
Two or More Races	10.7%	11.92%	11.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	10.38%	9.39%	-9.54%
Black	5.91%	8.2%	38.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%