Explore the Family Name Derrington

The meaning of Derrington

English (Warwickshire and Staffordshire): variant of Dorrington. Compare Derington.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Derrington saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 39,756th in popularity and fell to 57,639th by 2010, showing a significant drop of almost 45%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 520 to 353, marking a decline of over 32%. The proportion of persons with the surname Derrington per 100,000 people declined by approximately 37%, dropping from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,756	#57,639	-44.98%
Count	520	353	-32.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.12	-36.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Derrington

Ethnicity-wise, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Derrington from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a slight increase of about 1%, moving from 89.42% to 90.37%. There was also a notable increase of 72% in individuals identifying as Hispanic, although the overall proportion remained relatively low at 1.98%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black saw a small rise of around 4.5%, reaching 6.23% in 2010. However, there were no individuals with the Derrington surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Those identifying with two or more races were present in 2000 but not recorded in 2010, possibly due to data suppression for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.42%	90.37%	1.06%
Black	5.96%	6.23%	4.53%
Hispanic	1.15%	1.98%	72.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.31%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%