Explore the Family Name Denz

The meaning of Denz

1. German: from a pet form of the personal name Degen. 2. North German: habitational name from a place called Tenze in Mecklenburg. 3. German: from an old personal name formed with the stem Dand, which is of unexplained etymology.

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

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Denz has seen subtle changes over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 49,249 and slightly increased to a rank of 51,396 in 2010 - a change of -4.36%. The actual count of people with the surname Denz saw a minor increase of 1.0%, moving from 401 in the year 2000 to 405 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 6.67%, dropping from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,249	#51,396	-4.36%
Count	401	405	1%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Denz

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Denz, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts over the 10-year period. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Denz surname identified as White (94.76%), a figure that slightly decreased to 93.09% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly doubled from 1.5% to 2.96%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic underwent a minor decline, from 2.74% in 2000 to 2.72% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with the surname Denz who identified as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or two or more races during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.76%	93.09%	-1.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.5%	2.96%	97.33%
Hispanic	2.74%	2.72%	-0.73%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%