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    The surname Degen

    A German surname, carried by 1,997 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D250

    Degen: #14,838 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Degen #14,838, 1,997 people Degen: #14,838 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Degen #14,838, 1,997 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Degen is more common than 90.9% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Degen (“boy warrior, hero”). * As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from names like Degenhard, Degenhold, etc., with the same meaning as the above. In isolated cases it can also be from Degen (“rapier”), for someone who made or wore such weapons, and from Middle High German dechen (“dean”, modern German Dechant).

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,997 people named Degen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 154,605 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,807.

    #14,838
    rank among US surnames
    1,997
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.5%
    change since 2000 (was #15,009)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,834Dames1,998154,527
    #14,838Degen1,997154,605
    #14,842Pfau1,996154,682

    Who is named Degen

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

    94% of people named Degen identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Degen

    Degen has the Soundex code D250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D250.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Degen come from?
    * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Degen (“boy warrior, hero”). * As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from names like Degenhard, Degenhold, etc., with the same meaning as the above. In isolated cases it can also be from Degen (“rapier”), for someone who made or wore…
    How common is the surname Degen?
    1,997 people in the United States had the surname Degen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,605 Americans. It ranked 14,838th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Degen?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Degen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Degen getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,997 in 2010, up 11%.