Explore the Family Name Deters

The meaning of Deters

North German: 1. patronymic from Deter. 2. possibly a variant of Dieters (see Dieter).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Deters has seen a slight decline in popularity. In 2000, it was ranked at 12,616 but had dropped to 13,278 by 2010, which is a decrease of 5.25%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 2,251 in 2000 to 2,297 in 2010, showing an increase of 2.04%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.83 to 0.78, marking a decrease of 6.02%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,616	#13,278	-5.25%
Count	2,251	2,297	2.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.83	0.78	-6.02%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deters

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes for the Deters surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander with this surname dropped from 0.40% to 0%. The percentage of those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities rose slightly from 0.76% to 0.87%, indicating a change of 14.47%. The majority of those with the surname Deters identified as White, although this percentage saw a slight decrease from 97.65% to 96.82%. The percentage of Hispanic individuals with this surname saw a significant increase from 0.76% to 1.26%, marking a change of 65.79%. There were no individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while the percentage of Black individuals with this surname went from 0% to 0.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.65%	96.82%	-0.85%
Hispanic	0.76%	1.26%	65.79%
Two or More Races	0.76%	0.87%	14.47%
Black	0%	0.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%