Explore the Family Name Dykhuis

The meaning of Dykhuis

Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Dijkhuis, a topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a dike, from dijk ‘dike, ditch’ + huis ‘house’. In the US, it is found mainly in MI. Compare Dykehouse and Dykhouse, and also Dycus.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dykhuis has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 80,812 in popularity and increased to rank 76,275 by 2010, indicating a positive change of 5.61. The count of people bearing this surname also grew from 218 to 252 during the same period, demonstrating a significant increase of 15.6. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Dykhuis surname per 100,000 of population rose from 0.08 to 0.09, marking a growth of 12.5.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,812	#76,275	5.61%
Count	218	252	15.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dykhuis

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dykhuis, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we find that it is predominantly linked to white ethnicity. In 2000, 99.08% of individuals with this surname identified as white, which slightly decreased to 98.41% in 2010, a marginal shift of -0.68. There were no records of the Dykhuis surname being associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either 2000 or 2010. Similarly, there was no change in the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races within these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.08%	98.41%	-0.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%