How common is the surname Dent?

14,873 people in the United States had the surname Dent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,759 Americans. It ranked 2,436th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dent?

Taylor Dent, American tennis player, followed by Catherine Dent.

Where is the surname Dent most common?

Wikidata records people named Dent in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Dent getting more or less common?

More common. 14,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,873 in 2010, up 5.6%.

The surname Dent

A surname, carried by 14,873 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dent is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,873 people named Dent in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,759 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,082.

#2,436

rank among US surnames

14,873

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,354)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,427	Mares	14,931	20,678
#2,428	Wilburn	14,928	20,682
#2,429	Malik	14,925	20,686
#2,430	Priest	14,915	20,700
#2,431	Michaud	14,910	20,707
#2,432	Tejada	14,903	20,717
#2,433	Irving	14,896	20,727

Who is named Dent

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

57% of people named Dent identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dents

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Taylor Dent
American tennis player, born 1981
Catherine Dent
American actress, born 1965
Charlie Dent
American politician, born 1960
Phil Dent
Australian tennis player, born 1950
Vernon Dent
American actor (1895–1963)
Frederick B. Dent
American politician (1922-2019)
Richard Dent
American football player and coach (born 1960)
Martin Dent
Australian distance runner, born 1979
Bucky Dent
American professional baseball player, shortstop, coach, born 1951

Notable Dents come mostly from the United States (7) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dent

Dent has the Soundex code D530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D530.

Questions

How common is the surname Dent?: 14,873 people in the United States had the surname Dent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,759 Americans. It ranked 2,436th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dent?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Dent identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dent?: Taylor Dent, American tennis player, followed by Catherine Dent.
Where is the surname Dent most common?: Wikidata records people named Dent in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Dent getting more or less common?: More common. 14,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,873 in 2010, up 5.6%.