Explore the Family Name Dicke

The meaning of Dicke

1. English (Middlesex) and German: variant of Dick. 2. German: topographic name for someone who lived by a pond, from the dative case (originally preceded by a preposition) of Middle Low German dīk ‘pond’ (modern German Teich). It may also be a habitational name from any of several places called with this word.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dicke has experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, its rank was 26,493, and this dropped to 27,452 by 2010, a change of -3.62%. However, despite the fall in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Dicke increased slightly from 866 in 2000 to 878 in 2010, indicating a growth of 1.39%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 6.25% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,493	#27,452	-3.62%
Count	866	878	1.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.3	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dicke

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Dicke identify as White, with a marginal increase in this category from 96.07% in 2000 to 96.13% in 2010. The highest growth rate was observed among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which jumped from 0.58% in 2000 to 1.25% in 2010, a remarkable increase of 115.52%. The number of people identifying with two or more races saw a decrease of 31.33%, while the Hispanic representation fell by 30.43%. There were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.07%	96.13%	0.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	1.25%	115.52%
Two or More Races	1.5%	1.03%	-31.33%
Hispanic	1.15%	0.8%	-30.43%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%