Explore the Family Name Diebold

The meaning of Diebold

German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements theud ‘people, race’ + bald, bold ‘bold, brave’ (see Theobald). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Debolt. Some characteristic forenames: French Jean-Pierre, Marcel, Olivier.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Diebold surname saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, moving down from rank 13,635 to rank 14,585, indicating a change of -6.97%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname stayed relatively stable, increasing by just one person from 2,041 to 2,042 during the same period. This represents a proportion per 100,000 people that slightly decreased from 0.76 to 0.69, marking a -9.21% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,635	#14,585	-6.97%
Count	2,041	2,042	0.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.69	-9.21%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Diebold

In terms of ethnicity, the census data reveals that the Diebold surname showed increased diversity over the decade. While predominantly White (with an approximately 2% decrease from 97.31% to 95.45%), more individuals identified as having two or more ethnic identities (increasing from 0.73% to 1.32%) and as Hispanic (rising from 0.69% to 1.96%). The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also grew from 0.44% to 0.64%. However, those identifying as Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native were no longer represented in the 2010 data, indicating a potential loss in these ethnic identities among the Diebold surname holders.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.31%	95.45%	-1.91%
Hispanic	0.69%	1.96%	184.06%
Two or More Races	0.73%	1.32%	80.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.44%	0.64%	45.45%
Black	0.29%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.54%	0%	0%