Explore the Family Name Diner

The meaning of Diner

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): 1. occupational name from Yiddish diner ‘servant’. 2. nickname from an inflected form of Yiddish din ‘thin’. Compare Din. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Boris, Efim, Igor, Lev, Mikhail, Semyon, Yevgeniy. Jewish Avi, Izrael, Mordecai, Yehuda. German Frieda, Gitta.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Diner has seen a notable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 69,428, but by 2010, its rank had improved to 63,218, marking an 8.94% rise. The number of people carrying this surname also grew from 264 in 2000 to 316 in 2010, indicating a 19.7% growth rate. Concurrently, the proportion of people with the Diner surname per 100,000 people rose by 10.0%, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,428	#63,218	8.94%
Count	264	316	19.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Diner

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Diner, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it's predominantly linked to White ethnicity. In 2000, 93.18% of individuals with this surname were White, a figure that slightly increased to 93.67% by 2010. There was also a small percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, which rose from 3.79% in 2000 to 4.11% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.89% in 2000 to zero by 2010. No individuals with the Diner surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.18%	93.67%	0.53%
Hispanic	3.79%	4.11%	8.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.89%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%