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    The surname Degraaf

    A surname, carried by 1,158 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D261

    Degraaf: #22,260 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Degraaf #22,260, 1,158 people Degraaf: #22,260 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Degraaf #22,260, 1,158 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Degraaf is more common than 86.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,158 people named Degraaf in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,620 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 936.

    #22,260
    rank among US surnames
    1,158
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +23.7%
    change since 2000 (was #24,929)

    Who is named Degraaf

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

    95% of people named Degraaf identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    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 Degraaf

    Degraaf has the Soundex code D261, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D261.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Degraaf?
    1,158 people in the United States had the surname Degraaf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,620 Americans. It ranked 22,260th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Degraaf?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Degraaf identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Degraaf getting more or less common?
    More common. 936 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,158 in 2010, up 24%.