Explore the Family Name Droege

The meaning of Droege

North German (Dröge): from Middle Low German droge ‘dry’, probably applied as a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of dry ground, or as a nickname for a skinny, dry person. Some characteristic forenames: German Wolfgang, Heinz, Helmut, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Droege" has moderately increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, this surname ranked 27,049 in terms of popularity and rose to 26,212 by 2010, indicating a 3.09% rise in rank. Accordingly, the count of people with the "Droege" surname also saw an increase of 10.81%, moving from 842 individuals in 2000 to 933 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also reflected this growth, rising from 0.31 to 0.32 within the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,049	#26,212	3.09%
Count	842	933	10.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.32	3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Droege

For the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Droege", the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the overwhelming majority identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, nearly all (98.46% and 98.29% respectively) of those bearing the surname identified as White. A tiny fraction of individuals (0.59%) identified with two or more races in 2000, but this percentage dropped to zero in 2010. The same decade saw the emergence of an American Indian and Alaskan Native presence (0.54%) within this surname group, while the proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and Black remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.46%	98.29%	-0.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.54%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.59%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%