How common is the surname Derstine?

1,034 people in the United States had the surname Derstine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. It ranked 24,260th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Derstine?

In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Derstine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Derstine getting more or less common?

More common. 930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,034 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Derstine

A surname, carried by 1,034 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Derstine is more common than 85% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,034 people named Derstine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 930.

#24,260

rank among US surnames

1,034

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+11.2%

change since 2000 (was #25,041)

Who is named Derstine

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

98% of people named Derstine identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Two or more races 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Derstine

Derstine has the Soundex code D623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D623.

Questions

How common is the surname Derstine?: 1,034 people in the United States had the surname Derstine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,593 Americans. It ranked 24,260th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Derstine?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Derstine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Derstine getting more or less common?: More common. 930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,034 in 2010, up 11%.