How common is the surname Dieter?

3,298 people in the United States had the surname Dieter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,616 Americans. It ranked 9,818th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dieter?

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

Is the surname Dieter getting more or less common?

More common. 3,070 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,298 in 2010, up 7.4%.

Is Dieter also a first name?

Yes. Dieter is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Dieter

A surname, carried by 3,298 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D360 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dieter is more common than 93.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,298 people named Dieter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,616 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,070.

#9,818

rank among US surnames

3,298

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,708)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,810	Vos	3,300	93,559
#9,813	Starke	3,299	93,588
#9,818	Dieter	3,298	93,616
#9,821	Moline	3,296	93,673
#9,827	Polston	3,295	93,701

Who is named Dieter

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

95% of people named Dieter identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dieter

Dieter has the Soundex code D360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D360.

Questions

How common is the surname Dieter?: 3,298 people in the United States had the surname Dieter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,616 Americans. It ranked 9,818th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dieter?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dieter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Dieter getting more or less common?: More common. 3,070 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,298 in 2010, up 7.4%.
Is Dieter also a first name?: Yes. Dieter is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.