How common is the surname Dearth?

2,389 people in the United States had the surname Dearth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,236 Americans. It ranked 12,881st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dearth?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Dearth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dearth?

Henry Golden Dearth, American artist (1864-1918).

Where is the surname Dearth most common?

Wikidata records people named Dearth in the United States.

Is the surname Dearth getting more or less common?

More common. 2,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,389 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Dearth

A surname, carried by 2,389 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dearth is more common than 92.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,389 people named Dearth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,236 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,360.

#12,881

rank among US surnames

2,389

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,122)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,872	Luebke	2,391	129,128
#12,878	Silber	2,390	129,182
#12,881	Dearth	2,389	129,236
#12,884	Capetillo	2,388	129,290
#12,886	Winfree	2,387	129,345
#12,889	Emrick	2,386	129,399

Who is named Dearth

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Dearth identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dearths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Golden Dearth
American artist (1864-1918)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dearth

Dearth has the Soundex code D630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D630.

Questions

How common is the surname Dearth?: 2,389 people in the United States had the surname Dearth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,236 Americans. It ranked 12,881st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dearth?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Dearth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dearth?: Henry Golden Dearth, American artist (1864-1918).
Where is the surname Dearth most common?: Wikidata records people named Dearth in the United States.
Is the surname Dearth getting more or less common?: More common. 2,360 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,389 in 2010, up 1.2%.