Explore the Family Name Dittrich

The meaning of Dittrich

German: variant of Dietrich. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Florian, Hans, Otto, Alois, Arno, Bernd, Franz, Guenther, Helmuth, Horst, Kurt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dittrich has seen some fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dittrich was ranked 13,912th in popularity but dropped to the 14,755th position in 2010, reflecting a decrease of approximately 6.06%. However, the count of individuals bearing this surname slightly increased from 1,990 in 2000 to 2,013 in 2010, marking a growth of 1.16%. Despite the increase in count, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 8.11%, moving from 0.74 in 2000 to 0.68 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,912	#14,755	-6.06%
Count	1,990	2,013	1.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.74	0.68	-8.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dittrich

The Dittrich surname's ethnic identity distribution also experienced changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of people with this surname identified as White, accounting for 95.98% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 96.67% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a decrease from 0.60% to 0.50%. A similar decline was observed among those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.21% to 1.69%. On the other hand, individuals reporting two or more races in their ethnic identity showed an increase from 0.65% to 0.79%. There were no individuals with the Dittrich surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.98%	96.67%	0.72%
Hispanic	2.21%	1.69%	-23.53%
Two or More Races	0.65%	0.79%	21.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.5%	-16.67%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%