Explore the Family Name Diehm

The meaning of Diehm

North German: variant of Diem. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Inge, Siegfried, Ute.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Diehm has been gradually declining in popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked as the 27,128th most common surname in the country, and by 2010, it had dropped slightly to the 27,376th spot, marking a decrease of 0.91%. However, there was an increase in the number of people with this surname, from 839 individuals in 2000 to 882 in 2010, indicating a growth of 5.13%. The proportion of people with the Diehm surname per 100k population also saw a slight decrease of 3.23%, from 0.31 in 2000 to 0.3 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,128	#27,376	-0.91%
Count	839	882	5.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.3	-3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Diehm

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Diehm surname from the same Decennial U.S. Census data, we notice some shifts between 2000 and 2010. A significant majority of those bearing the Diehm surname identified as White, but this percentage dropped slightly from 97.74% in 2000 to 95.24% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hispanic individuals with this surname more than doubled during the same period, climbing from 1.55% to 3.17%. Furthermore, while there were no individuals who identified as Black or of Two or more races with this surname in 2000, by 2010, they accounted for 0.57% and 0.68% of the Diehm population respectively. The counts for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0% throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.74%	95.24%	-2.56%
Hispanic	1.55%	3.17%	104.52%
Two or More Races	0%	0.68%	0%
Black	0%	0.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%