How common is the surname Desch?

1,315 people in the United States had the surname Desch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,787 Americans. It ranked 20,239th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Desch?

In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Desch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Desch?

August Desch, American hurdler (1898–1964).

Where is the surname Desch most common?

Wikidata records people named Desch in the United States.

Is the surname Desch getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,629 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,315 in 2010, down 19%.

The surname Desch

A surname, carried by 1,315 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Desch is more common than 87.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,315 people named Desch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 234,787 Americans. That is down 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,629.

#20,239

rank among US surnames

1,315

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-19.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,283)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,232	Musil	1,316	234,609
#20,239	Arista	1,315	234,787
#20,248	Gethers	1,314	234,966

Who is named Desch

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

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

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
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.

Famous Deschs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

August Desch
American hurdler (1898–1964)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Desch

Desch has the Soundex code D200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D200.

Questions

How common is the surname Desch?: 1,315 people in the United States had the surname Desch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,787 Americans. It ranked 20,239th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Desch?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Desch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Desch?: August Desch, American hurdler (1898–1964).
Where is the surname Desch most common?: Wikidata records people named Desch in the United States.
Is the surname Desch getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,629 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,315 in 2010, down 19%.