How common is the surname Dietrich?

15,904 people in the United States had the surname Dietrich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,413 Americans. It ranked 2,291st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dietrich?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dietrich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dietrich?

Dena Dietrich, American actress (1928-2020), followed by Charles Henry Dietrich.

Where is the surname Dietrich most common?

Wikidata records people named Dietrich in the United States.

Is the surname Dietrich getting more or less common?

More common. 15,761 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,904 in 2010, up 0.9%.

Is Dietrich also a first name?

Yes. Dietrich 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 Dietrich

A German surname, carried by 15,904 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D362 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). Dietrich is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

A surname from German.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,904 people named Dietrich in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,413 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,761.

#2,291

rank among US surnames

15,904

people in 2010

5.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,112)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,282	Boudreaux	15,976	19,326
#2,283	Nickerson	15,970	19,333
#2,284	Sorenson	15,962	19,343
#2,285	Rowell	15,952	19,355
#2,286	Coats	15,943	19,366
#2,287	Yoon	15,936	19,374
#2,288	Mast	15,932	19,379

Who is named Dietrich

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

95% of people named Dietrich identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dietrichs

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dena Dietrich
American actress (1928-2020)
Charles Henry Dietrich
American politician (1853-1924)
Derek Dietrich
American baseball player, born 1989
William Dietrich
American writer, born 1951

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dietrich

Dietrich has the Soundex code D362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D362.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dietrich come from?: Dietrich is German in origin.
How common is the surname Dietrich?: 15,904 people in the United States had the surname Dietrich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,413 Americans. It ranked 2,291st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dietrich?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dietrich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dietrich?: Dena Dietrich, American actress (1928-2020), followed by Charles Henry Dietrich.
Where is the surname Dietrich most common?: Wikidata records people named Dietrich in the United States.
Is the surname Dietrich getting more or less common?: More common. 15,761 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,904 in 2010, up 0.9%.
Is Dietrich also a first name?: Yes. Dietrich 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.