How common is the surname Deitch?

1,448 people in the United States had the surname Deitch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 213,222 Americans. It ranked 18,877th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Deitch?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Deitch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Deitch?

Gene Deitch, American illustrator, animator and film director (1924-2020), followed by Kim Deitch.

Where is the surname Deitch most common?

Wikidata records people named Deitch in the United States.

Is the surname Deitch getting more or less common?

More common. 1,392 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,448 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Deitch

A surname, carried by 1,448 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deitch is more common than 88.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,448 people named Deitch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 213,222 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,392.

#18,877

rank among US surnames

1,448

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #18,354)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,877	Serino	1,448	213,222
#18,883	Getman	1,447	213,369

Who is named Deitch

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

92% of people named Deitch identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Deitchs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gene Deitch
American illustrator, animator and film director (1924-2020)
Kim Deitch
American comics artist, born 1944
Max Casella
American actor, born 1967

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Deitch

Deitch has the Soundex code D320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D320.

Questions

How common is the surname Deitch?: 1,448 people in the United States had the surname Deitch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 213,222 Americans. It ranked 18,877th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deitch?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Deitch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Deitch?: Gene Deitch, American illustrator, animator and film director (1924-2020), followed by Kim Deitch.
Where is the surname Deitch most common?: Wikidata records people named Deitch in the United States.
Is the surname Deitch getting more or less common?: More common. 1,392 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,448 in 2010, up 4.0%.