Explore the Family Name Derham

The meaning of Derham

1. English: habitational name from Dearham in Cumbria, East and West Dereham in Norfolk, or Dyrham in Gloucestershire, named from Old English dēor ‘deer’ + hām ‘settlement, homestead’, or hamm ‘enclosed land, water meadow’. 2. Irish (mainly Dublin, Drogheda, and Cork): of English origin, but MacLysaght takes this to be a variant of Durham.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Derham surname has seen some fluctuation from 2000 to 2010. In terms of ranking, Derham slipped from the 48196th spot in 2000 to 57234th in 2010, showing a drop of approximately 18.75%. The count of individuals bearing the Derham surname also decreased by about 13.59% during this period, with the proportion per 100,000 people falling from 0.15 to 0.12, indicating a 20% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,196	#57,234	-18.75%
Count	412	356	-13.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.12	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Derham

The ethnicity breakdown for the Derham surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, reveals that most people with this last name identify as white. This group saw a slight increase in its representation, going from 95.39% in 2000 to 97.75% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped slightly from 1.94% to 1.69%. There were no changes in the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which remained at 0% both in 2000 and 2010. Notably, the data was suppressed (S) for privacy reasons in certain categories to ensure individual identities remain protected.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.39%	97.75%	2.47%
Two or More Races	1.94%	1.69%	-12.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%