Explore the Family Name Drinkard

The meaning of Drinkard

Perhaps an altered form of German Trinkart or Trinkert, nicknames for a drinker, or Dutch Drinkwaard, a habitational name from Drinkwaard near Zuidland in the province of South Holland, a sunken waard ‘silted up land’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Drinkard in the United States fluctuated slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 13,540th in popularity, falling to 14,201st by 2010, a drop of about 4.88%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 2,058 to 2,114 over the same period, indicating a growth rate of 2.72%. The proportion of people named Drinkard per 100k individuals also decreased marginally by around 5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,540	#14,201	-4.88%
Count	2,058	2,114	2.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.72	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Drinkard

When examining the data based on the Decennial U.S. Census for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Drinkard, there have been some significant shifts between 2000 and 2010. A majority belonged to the White ethnicity, but its percentage slightly decreased from 79.01% to 76.68%. Those identifying as Black saw a small increase from 17.54% to 18.12%. The Hispanic representation nearly doubled, rising from 1.26% to 2.18%. Individuals identifying as being of two or more races experienced the most growth, increasing by 60.33% over the decade. Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities also observed an increase in their percentages, 7.55% and 18.18% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.01%	76.68%	-2.95%
Black	17.54%	18.12%	3.31%
Hispanic	1.26%	2.18%	73.02%
Two or More Races	1.21%	1.94%	60.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0.57%	7.55%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.44%	0.52%	18.18%