Explore the Family Name Dierkes

The meaning of Dierkes

North German: variant of Dierks. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dierkes has seen a marginal decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell slightly from 28,947 in 2000 to 28,967 in 2010, showing a decline of 0.07%. However, the number of individuals carrying the Dierkes surname increased by 6.08% during this decade, growing from 773 to 820. The proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 3.45%, indicating that while the count of Dierkes grew, it didn't keep pace with the overall population increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,947	#28,967	-0.07%
Count	773	820	6.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.28	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dierkes

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows interesting shifts among those carrying the Dierkes surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, although this percentage lowered slightly from 98.19% to 95.61%. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also reduced marginally from 0.65% to 0.61%. Interestingly, the percentage of Hispanic individuals with the surname saw a significant increase, jumping from 1.03% to 2.93%. Additionally, a new category emerged in 2010, with 0.61% identifying as belonging to two or more races. The categories for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% for both years, indicating no individuals with the Dierkes surname identified with these ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.19%	95.61%	-2.63%
Hispanic	1.03%	2.93%	184.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.65%	0.61%	-6.15%
Two or More Races	0%	0.61%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%