How common is the surname Dern?

565 people in the United States had the surname Dern in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 546,452 Americans. It ranked 39,004th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dern?

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

Who is the most famous person named Dern?

Laura Dern, American actress and producer (born 1967), followed by Bruce Dern.

Where is the surname Dern most common?

Wikidata records people named Dern in the United States.

Is the surname Dern getting more or less common?

Less common. 675 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 565 in 2010, down 16%.

The surname Dern

A German surname, carried by 565 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dern is more common than 76% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Dern.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 565 people named Dern in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 546,452 Americans. That is down 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 675.

#39,004

rank among US surnames

565

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-16.3%

change since 2000 (was #32,202)

Who is named Dern

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

95% of people named Dern identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Derns

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Laura Dern
American actress and producer (born 1967)
Bruce Dern
American actor, born 1936
George Dern
American politician (1872-1936)
Mackenzie Dern
American Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dern

Dorn

Dern has the Soundex code D650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D650.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dern come from?: Borrowed from German Dern.
How common is the surname Dern?: 565 people in the United States had the surname Dern in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 546,452 Americans. It ranked 39,004th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dern?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dern identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dern?: Laura Dern, American actress and producer (born 1967), followed by Bruce Dern.
Where is the surname Dern most common?: Wikidata records people named Dern in the United States.
Is the surname Dern getting more or less common?: Less common. 675 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 565 in 2010, down 16%.