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    The surname Dimas

    A surname, carried by 7,035 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D520

    Dimas: #4,990 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Dimas #4,990, 7,035 people Dimas: #4,990 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dimas #4,990, 7,035 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dimas is more common than 96.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 7,035 people named Dimas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,887 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,140.

    #4,990
    rank among US surnames
    7,035
    people in 2010
    2.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +36.9%
    change since 2000 (was #6,136)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,981Spurgeon7,04743,812
    #4,983Brumley7,04643,819
    #4,984Brownell7,04543,825
    #4,985McKelvey7,04343,837
    #4,986Palm7,04143,850
    #4,987Roderick7,03943,862
    #4,989Hargrave7,03743,875

    Who is named Dimas

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

    86% of people named Dimas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 13% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
    • White (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Dimass

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Trent Dimas
      Artistic Gymnast, born 1970

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Dimas

    Dimas has the Soundex code D520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Dimas?
    7,035 people in the United States had the surname Dimas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,887 Americans. It ranked 4,990th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dimas?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Dimas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dimas?
    Trent Dimas, Artistic Gymnast.
    Where is the surname Dimas most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dimas in the United States.
    Is the surname Dimas getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,140 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,035 in 2010, up 37%.