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    The surname Der

    A surname, carried by 980 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdɛɹ/ 1 syllable Soundex D600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Der is more common than 84.4% of them.

    Origin

    * As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Dér, from dér (“hoarfrost”). * As a Chinese surname, variant Romanization of 謝 /谢 (xiè), see Xie.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 980 people named Der in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 315,046 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 905.

    #25,272
    rank among US surnames
    980
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.3%
    change since 2000 (was #25,610)

    Who is named Der

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

    68% of people named Der identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 24% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.3% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 68%
    • White (not Hispanic) 24%
    • Two or more races 5.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Der

    Der has the Soundex code D600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D600.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Der come from?
    * As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Dér, from dér (“hoarfrost”). * As a Chinese surname, variant Romanization of 謝 /谢 (xiè), see Xie.
    How common is the surname Der?
    980 people in the United States had the surname Der in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 315,046 Americans. It ranked 25,272nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Der?
    In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Der identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 24% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Der?
    Der is /ˈdɛɹ/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Der getting more or less common?
    More common. 905 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 980 in 2010, up 8.3%.