# Deutsch (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/deutsch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,361 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,782 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 32,982 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.3% (8,728 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɔɪt͡ʃ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

PIE word *tewtéh₂ Borrowed from German Deutsch (“German”). Doublet of Dutch and Doitsu.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Deutsch in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Deutsch in the United States, Austria, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Soviet Union and France.

## People named Deutsch

- Helene Deutsch, American psychoanalyst (1884–1982)
- Otto Erich Deutsch, Austrian musicologist (1883–1967)
- Ernst Deutsch, Austrian actor (1890–1969)
- Adolph Deutsch, British-American composer, conductor and arranger
- Armin Joseph Deutsch, American astronomer (1918-1969)
- Julius Deutsch, Austrian politician (1884-1968)
- Gerti Deutsch, Austrian photographer (1908–1979)
- Ludwig Deutsch, Austrian orientalist painter (1855-1935)
- Arnold Deutsch, Austrian spy (1904–1942)
- Patti Deutsch, American actress (1943–2017)
- Diana Deutsch, American psychologist
- Gotthard Deutsch, American rabbi and historian (1859-1921)

and 7 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Dietsch, Deitch, Deets, Dodge, Dietz, Dodds, Dudek, Deitz, Deeds, Dedios, Dedeaux, Dudás.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.