Explore the Family Name Deneen

The meaning of Deneen

Irish: variant of Dineen.

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

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

The surname "Deneen" has seen a decrease in popularity based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it held the rank of 19,865, and by 2010, it had fallen to 22,838, marking a decrease of nearly 15 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 1,252 in 2000 to 1,121 in 2010, indicating a reduction of over 10 percent. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Deneen per 100,000 dipped by 17.39 percent between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,865	#22,838	-14.97%
Count	1,252	1,121	-10.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.38	-17.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deneen

An examination of the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Deneen," as outlined in the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. This group represented 97.12 percent in 2000 and slightly decreased to 96.97 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic experienced a minor increase from 1.12 percent in 2000 to 1.16 percent in 2010. Interestingly, there was no recorded data for individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity with the surname in 2010, despite making up 0.40 percent in 2000. Similarly, the Black demographic appeared in 2010 at 0.45 percent, but was not recorded in 2000. Those identifying as two or more races marginally increased from 0.96 percent in 2000 to 0.98 percent in 2010. No data was available for American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.12%	96.97%	-0.15%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.16%	3.57%
Two or More Races	0.96%	0.98%	2.08%
Black	0%	0.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%