Explore the Family Name Dennard

The meaning of Dennard

English (Kent and Sussex): habitational name from Denwood Street in Crundale (Kent). Medieval records reveal the name’s derivation from Old English denu ‘valley’ + ford ‘ford, river-crossing’. Compare Denard.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dennard has experienced minimal fluctuation over a decade. In 2000, Dennard ranked as the 11,083rd most popular surname, slightly slipping to the 11,216th position in 2010, a mild decrease of 1.2%. Despite this slight decline in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 2,631 in 2000 to 2,819 in 2010, an uptick of 7.15%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Dennard per 100,000 decreased by 2.04%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,083	#11,216	-1.2%
Count	2,631	2,819	7.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.98	0.96	-2.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dennard

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dennard using the Decennial U.S. Census data, it's clear that the distribution has seen some changes over time. The largest group remains those identifying as Black, accounting for 61.84% in 2000 and slightly dipping to 61.33% in 2010. White identity saw a decrease from 35.31% to 33.35%. The Hispanic population using the surname Dennard saw a substantial increase, jumping from 0.68% to 2.77%. Furthermore, although the percentages remain relatively low, there were new entries of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities between 2000 and 2010. Lastly, individuals identifying with two or more races also increased from 1.44% to 1.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	61.84%	61.33%	-0.82%
White	35.31%	33.35%	-5.55%
Hispanic	0.68%	2.77%	307.35%
Two or More Races	1.44%	1.88%	30.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.39%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.28%	0%