Explore the Family Name Dienes

The meaning of Dienes

1. Hungarian: variant of Dénes ‘Dennis’ (see Denes). 2. German: from a vernacular form of the personal name Dionysius (see Dennis). 3. Slovak (Dieneš): from the Hungarian personal name Dienes ‘Dennis’, or an adaptation of the Hungarian surname Dienes (see 1 above). Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Geza, Sandor, Zol, Zoltan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dienes has seen a subtle shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Dienes surname ranked 41,382 in popularity, with a count of 496, representing a proportion of 0.18 per 100k of the population. By 2010, the name's ranking had dipped slightly to 41,799, but the count increased to 520, maintaining the same proportion per 100k. This constitutes a -1.01% change in rank but a 4.84% increase in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,382	#41,799	-1.01%
Count	496	520	4.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dienes

Regarding the ethnic identity of those bearing the surname Dienes, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates minimal changes over the ten-year period. The vast majority of individuals with the surname identify as White, at 96.37% in 2000 and 96.35% in 2010, a slight decrease of 0.02%. The Hispanic representation also declined from 2.42% to 1.73%, a significant drop of 28.51%. Meanwhile, the category of two or more races emerged in 2010 with a representation of 0.96%. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.37%	96.35%	-0.02%
Hispanic	2.42%	1.73%	-28.51%
Two or More Races	0%	0.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%