How common is the surname Deck?

5,668 people in the United States had the surname Deck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,472 Americans. It ranked 6,054th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Deck?

Gabriel Deck, Argentine basketball player (born 1995), followed by Andrea Deck.

Where is the surname Deck most common?

Wikidata records people named Deck in Argentina and the United States.

Is the surname Deck getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,668 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Deck

A surname, carried by 5,668 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deck is more common than 96.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,668 people named Deck in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,472 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,709.

#6,054

rank among US surnames

5,668

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,581)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,045	Bivins	5,681	54,347
#6,046	Salvatore	5,680	54,357
#6,047	Chesser	5,675	54,405
#6,049	Helmer	5,674	54,414
#6,050	Carrico	5,673	54,424
#6,051	Phifer	5,671	54,443
#6,052	Fogg	5,669	54,462

Who is named Deck

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

91% of people named Deck identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Decks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gabriel Deck
Argentine basketball player (born 1995)
Andrea Deck
American actress, born 1994

Notable Decks come mostly from Argentina (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Deck

Deck has the Soundex code D200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D200.

Questions

How common is the surname Deck?: 5,668 people in the United States had the surname Deck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,472 Americans. It ranked 6,054th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deck?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Deck identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Deck?: Gabriel Deck, Argentine basketball player (born 1995), followed by Andrea Deck.
Where is the surname Deck most common?: Wikidata records people named Deck in Argentina and the United States.
Is the surname Deck getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,668 in 2010, down 0.7%.