The surname Derby
A surname, carried by 5,822 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex D610
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,822 people named Derby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,031 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,815.
#5,921
rank among US surnames
5,822
people in 2010
2.0
per 100,000 Americans
+0.1%
change since 2000 (was #5,497)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #5,914 | Blume | 5,826 | 52,994 |
| #5,917 | Bellinger | 5,825 | 53,004 |
| #5,919 | Bode | 5,824 | 53,013 |
| #5,921 | Derby | 5,822 | 53,031 |
| #5,922 | Montesdeoca | 5,820 | 53,049 |
| #5,923 | Lanza | 5,819 | 53,058 |
Who is named Derby
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
89% of people named Derby identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 89%
- Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
- Two or more races 1.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Surnames that sound like Derby
Derby has the Soundex code D610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D610.
Questions
- How common is the surname Derby?
- 5,822 people in the United States had the surname Derby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,031 Americans. It ranked 5,921st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Derby?
- In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Derby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Derby getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,815 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,822 in 2010, up 0.1%.