How common is the surname Denker?

1,745 people in the United States had the surname Denker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,932 Americans. It ranked 16,470th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Denker?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Denker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Denker?

Arnold Denker, American chess player (1914–2005).

Where is the surname Denker most common?

Wikidata records people named Denker in the United States.

Is the surname Denker getting more or less common?

More common. 1,297 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,745 in 2010, up 35%.

The surname Denker

A surname, carried by 1,745 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Denker is more common than 89.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,745 people named Denker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 176,932 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,297.

#16,470

rank among US surnames

1,745

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+34.5%

change since 2000 (was #19,328)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,462	Cieslak	1,746	176,830
#16,470	Denker	1,745	176,932
#16,475	Lacher	1,744	177,033

Who is named Denker

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

95% of people named Denker identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Denkers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arnold Denker
American chess player (1914–2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Denker

Denker has the Soundex code D526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D526.

Questions

How common is the surname Denker?: 1,745 people in the United States had the surname Denker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,932 Americans. It ranked 16,470th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Denker?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Denker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Denker?: Arnold Denker, American chess player (1914–2005).
Where is the surname Denker most common?: Wikidata records people named Denker in the United States.
Is the surname Denker getting more or less common?: More common. 1,297 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,745 in 2010, up 35%.