Explore the Family Name Dietze

The meaning of Dietze

German: variant of Dietz. Some characteristic forenames: German Arno, Claus, Friedhelm, Hans, Lothar, Manfred, Uwe. Scandinavian Hilmer, Holger, Sven.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dietze has seen a slight increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, the name was ranked 36,276 and rose to a rank of 35,764 by 2010, marking an increase of 1.41%. The total count of individuals with this surname also increased from 583 to 628 during this period, an upsurge of 7.72%. Despite these increases, the proportion per 100k people slightly decreased by 4.55%, from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,276	#35,764	1.41%
Count	583	628	7.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dietze

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that a vast majority of individuals with the surname Dietze identify as White, although there has been a small decrease of 1.74% from 2000 to 2010. During this period, the percentage of those identifying as White dropped from 96.91% to 95.22%. Additionally, there was a notable increase in the Hispanic representation within this surname group, rising from 2.06% in 2000 to 3.03% in 2010, a change of 47.09%. However, no changes were observed among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. It's also worth noting that the data reported some individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not recorded in the 2000 Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.91%	95.22%	-1.74%
Hispanic	2.06%	3.03%	47.09%
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%