Explore the Family Name Degler

The meaning of Degler

German: occupational name for a potter, from an agent derivative of Low German degel ‘(earthenware) pot’ (from Latin tegula ‘tile’). Some characteristic forenames: German Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Degler fell significantly between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Degler held the rank of 23,191 but by 2010, it slipped to 29,768, a decrease of about 28.36 percent. The count of people with this surname also experienced a decline from 1,027 in 2000 to 790 in 2010, marking a drop of around 23.08 percent. This decrease is mirrored in the proportion per 100K people, which fell from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010, a drop of nearly 29 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,191	#29,768	-28.36%
Count	1,027	790	-23.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.27	-28.95%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Degler

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes among those with the Degler surname between 2000 and 2010. The largest group, those identifying as White, decreased slightly from 95.42 percent in 2000 to 93.54 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population within this surname increased by over 64 percent from 1.85 percent to 3.04 percent. Those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease of about 25 percent, dropping from 1.85 percent to 1.39 percent. Interestingly, while there were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent with the Degler surname in 2000, by 2010 there was an emergence of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native at 0.89 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.42%	93.54%	-1.97%
Hispanic	1.85%	3.04%	64.32%
Two or More Races	1.85%	1.39%	-24.86%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.49%	0%	0%