Explore the Family Name Deuter

The meaning of Deuter

German: habitational name for someone from either of two places in Hesse named Deute or from Deuten (North Rhine-Westphalia) or Deuten (former East Prussia). Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Deuter saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 70,906 in terms of prevalence in the United States, but fell to 73,464 by 2010, signifying a 3.61% drop. However, the actual count of individuals with the Deuter surname increased slightly from 257 in 2000 to 264 in 2010, marking a growth of 2.72%. Simultaneously, the proportion per 100,000 people dipped by 10%, indicating that while the absolute number of Deuters rose, their relative share of the total population decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,906	#73,464	-3.61%
Count	257	264	2.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deuter

In relation to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Deuter surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, albeit with a marginal decrease in this group from 95.33% to 95.08%. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The Census reported a small percentage, 1.95%, identifying as of two or more races in 2000, but this figure was suppressed for 2010. A new emergence in the 2010 data is the 2.65% of Deuters identifying as Hispanic, which wasn't present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.33%	95.08%	-0.26%
Hispanic	0%	2.65%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.95%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%