Explore the Family Name Deiter

The meaning of Deiter

1. German: from the personal names Detert or Dethard, Low German variants of Diethard, composed of Old High German diot ‘people, nation’ + hart ‘strong’. 2. Possibly an altered form of Dieter.

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

The Deiter surname saw a dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Deiter ranked 20,676th among all surnames, but by 2010, it had dropped to 24,483rd. This represents an overall decline of 18.41%. Similarly, the count of people bearing the name decreased from 1,189 in 2000 to 1,022 in 2010, indicating a 14.05% decrease. The proportion of Deiters per 100,000 people also declined by 20.45%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,676	#24,483	-18.41%
Count	1,189	1,022	-14.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.35	-20.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deiter

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with the Deiter surname disappeared entirely, while those identifying as two or more races decreased by over half from 1.09% to 0.49%. The overwhelming majority of Deiters identified as White, with a slight decrease from 96.55% to 96.09%. There was a notable increase in the proportion of Deiters identifying as Hispanic, rising by nearly 50% from 1.51% to 2.25%. Meanwhile, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native emerged at 0.68%, despite being absent in the 2000 data. The percentage of Black individuals with this surname remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.55%	96.09%	-0.48%
Hispanic	1.51%	2.25%	49.01%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.68%	0%
Two or More Races	1.09%	0.49%	-55.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%