Explore the Family Name Deprez

The meaning of Deprez

French, Walloon, and Flemish: variant of Depré, a topographic name, with fused French preposition de ‘from’, from French pré ‘meadow’ (Old French pred); or a habitational name for someone from Pré, the name of several places in various parts of France and in Belgium (Wallonia).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Deprez demonstrated a slight drop in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Deprez was ranked 40,019th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 40,745th, marking a decrease of 1.81%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Deprez surname showed a small increase of 3.88%, rising from 516 in 2000 to 536 in 2010. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, those named Deprez made up 0.19 in 2000 and slightly less at 0.18 in 2010, representing a decrease of 5.26%.

20002010Change
Rank#40,019#40,745-1.81%
Count5165363.88%
Proportion per 100k0.190.18-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deprez

The ethnicity breakdown for the Deprez surname also experienced changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of Deprez individuals identified as White, with a marginal increase from 92.05% in 2000 to 92.16% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of Deprez individuals identifying as Hispanic rose by 36.05% during this period, while those identifying as Black dropped by 26.14%. A small percentage identified as being of two or more races, which saw a substantial increase from 0.97% in 2000 to 1.68% in 2010. There were no recorded Deprez individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native heritage.

20002010Change
White92.05%92.16%0.12%
Hispanic2.33%3.17%36.05%
Black3.29%2.43%-26.14%
Two or More Races0.97%1.68%73.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%