Explore the Family Name Dippel

The meaning of Dippel

South German: from the personal name Dippold, a dialect form of Dietbald (see Theobald).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dippel saw a slight decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 18,298th in popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped to 19,321st, representing a drop of 5.59%. Despite this decline in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Dippel surname increased slightly from 1,398 in 2000 to 1,401 in 2010, which equates to a marginal change of 0.21%. The proportion of individuals with the Dippel surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 9.62% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,298	#19,321	-5.59%
Count	1,398	1,401	0.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.47	-9.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dippel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Dippel identify as white. In 2000, this figure stood at 98.28%, although it witnessed a minor drop to 97.29% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic showed an increase over the same period, rising from 1.07% in 2000 to 2% in 2010, marking an 86.92% change. Interestingly, there were no recorded instances of individuals with the Dippel surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. It's important to note that the census reported a small percentage (0.43% in 2000) of individuals with the Dippel surname identifying with two or more races, however, this data was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.28%	97.29%	-1.01%
Hispanic	1.07%	2%	86.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.43%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%