Explore the Family Name Dymond

The meaning of Dymond

English (Devon): variant of Diamond 2.

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

The popularity of the surname Dymond has seemingly decreased slightly in terms of rank, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 16,729 out of all surnames, but by 2010 it had dropped to 17,586, marking a decrease of 5.12%. However, the actual count of people bearing the surname Dymond increased from 1,574 in 2000 to 1,598 in 2010, a growth of 1.52%. This indicates that while the surname's popularity rank went down, the number of people with this surname actually grew. The proportion of individuals named Dymond per 100,000 also saw a slight decrease of 6.9%, dropping from 0.58 in 2000 to 0.54 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,729	#17,586	-5.12%
Count	1,574	1,598	1.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.54	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dymond

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Dymond showed some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled from 0.44% to 0.94%, witnessing the highest increase amongst all groups. Similarly, the proportion of those reporting as belonging to two or more races rose by 52.76%. The largest group, Whites, decreased slightly from 94.22% to 92.68%. Hispanics saw an increase from 1.40% to 1.81%, while those identifying as Black remained relatively stable at about 2.22% to 2.25%. The group identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 0.44% to 0.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.22%	92.68%	-1.63%
Black	2.22%	2.25%	1.35%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.94%	52.76%
Hispanic	1.4%	1.81%	29.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.44%	0.94%	113.64%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.44%	0.38%	-13.64%