Explore the Family Name Dinn

The meaning of Dinn

1. Irish (Tipperary): probably a variant of Scottish Din 6, from a short form of the personal name Dinis, a variant of Dennis. 2. Vietnamese: unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Dinh, Hoa, Trang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dinn has seen an uptick in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 64,572 in 2000 to 57,372 in 2010, marking a positive change of about 11.15%. In terms of count, the number of individuals with the Dinn surname rose from 288 in 2000 to 355 in 2010, representing a significant increase of approximately 23.26%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people also experienced growth from 0.11 to 0.12, an upswing of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,572	#57,372	11.15%
Count	288	355	23.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dinn

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Dinn also shifted over the same decade, according to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. There was an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, from 8.33% to 9.58% and 9.38% to 10.14%, respectively. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as White declined slightly from 78.13% to 76.90%. Additionally, there was a decline in both the Black and Two or more races categories, dropping from 1.74% to 1.41% and 2.43% to 1.97% respectively. The category for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.13%	76.9%	-1.57%
Hispanic	9.38%	10.14%	8.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	8.33%	9.58%	15.01%
Two or More Races	2.43%	1.97%	-18.93%
Black	1.74%	1.41%	-18.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%