How common is the surname Dicus?

2,003 people in the United States had the surname Dicus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,142 Americans. It ranked 14,806th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Dicus getting more or less common?

More common. 1,916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,003 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Dicus

A surname, carried by 2,003 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dicus is more common than 90.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,003 people named Dicus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 154,142 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,916.

#14,806

rank among US surnames

2,003

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,335)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,799	Wegman	2,005	153,988
#14,803	Nazarian	2,004	154,065
#14,806	Cottone	2,003	154,142
#14,814	Platero	2,002	154,219

Who is named Dicus

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

87% of people named Dicus identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dicus

Dicus has the Soundex code D220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D220.

Questions

How common is the surname Dicus?: 2,003 people in the United States had the surname Dicus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,142 Americans. It ranked 14,806th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dicus?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Dicus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Dicus getting more or less common?: More common. 1,916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,003 in 2010, up 4.5%.