Explore the Family Name Deppe

The meaning of Deppe

North German: from a pet form of the personal name Detbern, composed of the elements thiod ‘people, race’ + berht ‘shining, famous’.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Deppe saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 15,889th most common surname, but slipped to 16,761st place by 2010, a decline of 5.49%. However, the actual count of people with the Deppe surname increased slightly from 1,681 to 1,705, exhibiting a growth of 1.43%. The proportion per 100k people also declined by 6.45%, from 0.62 to 0.58.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,889	#16,761	-5.49%
Count	1,681	1,705	1.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.58	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deppe

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Deppe surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is primarily linked with White ethnicity, which accounted for 97.62% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 96.66% in 2010. During the same period, there was a noticeable increase in the percentages of both Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races. Asian/Pacific Islander representation went up by 35.42%, from 0.48% to 0.65%, while those identifying with two or more races surged dramatically from 0.36% to 1.06%, an increase of 194.44%. Additionally, the percentage of people with Hispanic ethnicity also rose, from 1.13% to 1.35%. There were no individuals with Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity reported under the Deppe surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.62%	96.66%	-0.98%
Hispanic	1.13%	1.35%	19.47%
Two or More Races	0.36%	1.06%	194.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.48%	0.65%	35.42%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%