Explore the Family Name Drysdale

The meaning of Drysdale

Scottish: habitational name from Dryfesdale near Dumfries (which is normally pronounced Drysdale), named from the river Dryfe + Old English dæl ‘valley’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Drysdale has seen a slight dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the name went from 14,357 in 2000 to 14,599 in 2010, marking a decrease of 1.69%. However, the count, which represents the number of people with this surname, increased by 6.64%, going from 1,912 in 2000 to 2,039 in 2010. This change is indicative of an increase in the overall population. The proportion per 100k also slightly decreased by 2.82% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,357	#14,599	-1.69%
Count	1,912	2,039	6.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.71	0.69	-2.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Drysdale

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Drysdale, the Decennial U.S. Census shows interesting shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, though the percentage declined slightly from 87.13% to 83.52%. The percentage of those identifying as Black saw an increase of 20.48%, moving from 9.57% to 11.53%. Additionally, there was a notable increase of 75.40% in the number of people identifying as having two or more races, even though this group remains a small percentage of the total. Hispanic representation within the Drysdale surname increased by 53.19%, from 1.41% to 2.16%. However, there were no individuals who reported being of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.13%	83.52%	-4.14%
Black	9.57%	11.53%	20.48%
Two or More Races	1.26%	2.21%	75.4%
Hispanic	1.41%	2.16%	53.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%