Explore the Family Name Dewhirst

The meaning of Dewhirst

English: variant of Dewhurst.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dewhirst has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Dewhirst surname ranked 32,417 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped to a rank of 33,499, marking a change of -3.34%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Dewhirst surname increased slightly from 669 in 2000 to 681 in 2010, showing a growth of 1.79%. However, the proportion per 100k people fell by 8% over the same period, indicating that while the Dewhirst name expanded in absolute numbers, its prevalence relative to other surnames declined.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,417	#33,499	-3.34%
Count	669	681	1.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dewhirst

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Dewhirst surname from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals bearing the Dewhirst surname identified as White, although the percentage dropped from 95.37% in 2000 to 92.95% in 2010. The census also noted an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.69% in 2000 to 4.26% in 2010. Some minimal representation of the Dewhirst surname was reported among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races in 2010, where no such representation had been recorded in 2000. No data was recorded for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.37%	92.95%	-2.54%
Hispanic	2.69%	4.26%	58.36%
Two or More Races	0%	1.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.88%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.9%	0%	0%