Explore the Family Name Dein

The meaning of Dein

1. German: from a short form of the personal name Deinhart, itself a variant of Degenhar(d)t (see Degenhardt). 2. North German: in Westphalia, a topographic name from field names Deine, Dene meaning ‘moist lowland or hollow’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dein has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dein was ranked 64,572 in terms of commonality among other surnames, but fell to 74,375 by 2010, marking a drop of 15.18%. The actual count of individuals bearing the surname also saw a decline from 288 in 2000 to 260 in 2010, which is a reduction of 9.72%. This has led to a decrease in the proportion per 100k people from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,572	#74,375	-15.18%
Count	288	260	-9.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dein

According to information from the Decennial U.S. Census, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dein has shown some changes from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both years, though the percentage fell slightly from 92.36% to 91.54%. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic representation within this surname group, rising from 2.08% to 2.69% over the decade. Additionally, in 2010, a small portion (2.69%) identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, a category that was not represented in 2000. However, the proportion identifying as Black dropped to zero from 3.82% in 2000. There were no reported changes for those identifying as Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.36%	91.54%	-0.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.69%	0%
Hispanic	2.08%	2.69%	29.33%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	3.82%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%