Explore the Family Name Deitrick

The meaning of Deitrick

Americanized form of German Dietrich or of its variant Deitrich. Compare Deatrick and Detrick.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Deitrick has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Deitrick' was ranked as the 20,589th most popular surname in the United States. Ten years later, it improved to the 20,076th spot, marking a 2.49% increase in popularity. The number of individuals bearing this surname also rose from 1,196 in 2000 to 1,331 in 2010, an 11.29% rise. Accordingly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 increased by 2.27% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,589	#20,076	2.49%
Count	1,196	1,331	11.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.45	2.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deitrick

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Deitrick', the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly linked to people identifying as White, although there have been slight shifts over time. In 2000, 96.15% of those with the 'Deitrick' surname identified as White, decreasing slightly to 93.91% in 2010. The percentage of Deitricks identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 1.76% in 2000 to 2.33% in 2010, a change of 32.39%. While there were no persons with the surname identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010, 1.13% identified as Black. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.15%	93.91%	-2.33%
Hispanic	1.76%	2.33%	32.39%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.35%	15.38%
Black	0%	1.13%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%