Explore the Family Name Dinkelman

The meaning of Dinkelman

1. Americanized form of German Dinkelmann: occupational name for a grain producer or dealer, from Middle High German dinkel ‘spelt, wheat’ + man ‘man’. 2. Dutch: altered form of German Dinkelmann (see 1 above), or possibly a habitational name for someone who lived at the river Dinkel in the Dutch-German border area of Twente. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dinkelman saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dinkelman ranked 83,965 in popularity with a count of 208 individuals. However, by 2010 the rank dropped to 95,545 and the count fell to 191, indicating a change of -13.79 in rank and -8.17 in count. The proportion per 100,000 people also declined by 25.0% during this decade, from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,965	#95,545	-13.79%
Count	208	191	-8.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.06	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dinkelman

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most bearers of the Dinkelman surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease of 3.38% in this group between 2000 and 2010. Specifically, 98.08% of Dinkelmans identified as White in 2000, dropping to 94.76% in 2010. Interestingly, the data for 2010 shows a small percentage (2.62%) identifying as being of two or more races, a category not represented in the 2000 data. The categories Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native all remained at 0.00%, with no visible change over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.08%	94.76%	-3.38%
Two or More Races	0%	2.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%