Explore the Family Name Dettling

The meaning of Dettling

German: habitational name from a place called Dettlingen in Württemberg.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dettling has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 33,206th most popular surname, and by 2010, it moved up slightly to the 33,196th spot, marking a 0.03 percent change. The number of individuals carrying the Dettling surname also grew during this decade, with a count of 649 in 2000 that rose to 689 in 2010, an increase of 6.16 percent. However, the proportion per 100,000 people bearing this surname decreased by 4.17 percent over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,206	#33,196	0.03%
Count	649	689	6.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dettling

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Dettling surname between 2000 and 2010. Of those bearing the surname, a majority identified as White, although the percentage dropped marginally from 96.46 percent in 2000 to 94.48 percent in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw a decline, moving from 1.39 percent to 1.16 percent. Conversely, a significant increase was observed among those reporting two or more races, which surged from 1.23 percent in 2000 to 2.32 percent in 2010. Notably, there were no Dettlings who identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, 1.60 percent identified as Hispanic.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.46%	94.48%	-2.05%
Two or More Races	1.23%	2.32%	88.62%
Hispanic	0%	1.6%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.39%	1.16%	-16.55%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%