Explore the Family Name Dekker

The meaning of Dekker

1. Dutch: occupational name for a roofer (a thatcher, slater, shingler, or tiler), Middle Dutch deck(e)re, an agent derivative of decken ‘to cover’. 2. English: variant of Dicker. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Dirk, Gerrit, Maurits, Egbert, Gerben, Hendrik, Henk, Martinus, Wim.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dekker saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dekker ranked 12,995 in popularity with a count of 2,163. By 2010, it fell to the 13,506th spot, showing a 3.93% drop in rank. However, interestingly, the actual count of people with the Dekker surname increased by 3.84%, moving from 2,163 to 2,246 over the same decade. The proportion per 100k also saw a minor dip of 5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,995	#13,506	-3.93%
Count	2,163	2,246	3.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.8	0.76	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dekker

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dekker, we can leverage Decennial U.S. Census data as well. In 2000, 94.91% of those bearing the Dekker name identified as White, which slightly decreased to 93.81% by 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders and those identifying with two or more races both showed a decrease over the decade. On the other hand, those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 75.79%, moving from 1.90% in 2000 to 3.34% in 2010. There was also a new presence of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities among those with the Dekker surname, with 0.22% and 0.40% respectively in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.91%	93.81%	-1.16%
Hispanic	1.9%	3.34%	75.79%
Two or More Races	1.9%	1.65%	-13.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.69%	0.58%	-15.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.4%	0%
Black	0%	0.22%	0%