How common is the surname Dejong?

6,249 people in the United States had the surname Dejong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,407 Americans. It ranked 5,563rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dejong?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dejong identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dejong?

Meindert DeJong, American children's writer (1906–1991).

Where is the surname Dejong most common?

Wikidata records people named Dejong in Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Is the surname Dejong getting more or less common?

More common. 5,792 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,249 in 2010, up 7.9%.

The surname Dejong

A Dutch surname, carried by 6,249 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dejong is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Rare anglicized spelling of Dutch de Jong.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,249 people named Dejong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,407 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,792.

#5,563

rank among US surnames

6,249

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,518)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,560	Rood	6,254	49,368
#5,561	Dew	6,252	49,383
#5,562	Duffey	6,251	49,391
#5,563	Browder	6,249	49,407

Who is named Dejong

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

95% of people named Dejong identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dejongs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Meindert DeJong
American children's writer (1906–1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dejong

Dejong has the Soundex code D252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D252.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dejong come from?: Rare anglicized spelling of Dutch de Jong.
How common is the surname Dejong?: 6,249 people in the United States had the surname Dejong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,407 Americans. It ranked 5,563rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dejong?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dejong identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dejong?: Meindert DeJong, American children's writer (1906–1991).
Where is the surname Dejong most common?: Wikidata records people named Dejong in Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Is the surname Dejong getting more or less common?: More common. 5,792 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,249 in 2010, up 7.9%.