Explore the Family Name Drenth

The meaning of Drenth

Dutch: Drent(h) is the name for a resident of the northeast province of Drenthe. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Derk, Henk, Maarten.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Drenth has seen slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,090 in terms of popularity. Ten years later, in 2010, it dropped to a rank of 34,314. This indicates a decline of 3.7%. However, when looking at the count, or the number of people with this surname, there was a small increase of 1.38% from 652 people in 2000 to 661 people in 2010. Despite this, the proportion of individuals with the Drenth surname per 100,000 people decreased by 8.33% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,090	#34,314	-3.7%
Count	652	661	1.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Drenth

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the Drenth surname reveals a primarily white heritage, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 98.16% of those with the Drenth surname identified as white, though this proportion slightly declined by 1.37% to 96.82% in 2010. The data also shows an increase in reported Hispanic ethnicity among individuals with the Drenth surname, rising from 0.77% to 1.97%, marking a substantial change of 155.84%. A new development in 2010 was that some percentage (0.91%) of people with the Drenth surname began identifying with two or more races. There was no change in the percentage for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, as these remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.16%	96.82%	-1.37%
Hispanic	0.77%	1.97%	155.84%
Two or More Races	0%	0.91%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%