How common is the surname Dirksen?

1,823 people in the United States had the surname Dirksen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. It ranked 15,938th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dirksen?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Dirksen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dirksen?

Everett Dirksen, American politician (1896–1969).

Where is the surname Dirksen most common?

Wikidata records people named Dirksen in the United States.

Is the surname Dirksen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,568 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,823 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Dirksen

A Dutch surname, carried by 1,823 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dirksen is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirksen.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,823 people named Dirksen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,568.

#15,938

rank among US surnames

1,823

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+16.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,769)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,931	Murch	1,824	169,268
#15,938	Allyn	1,823	169,361
#15,947	Butner	1,822	169,454

Who is named Dirksen

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

94% of people named Dirksen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dirksens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Everett Dirksen
American politician (1896–1969)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dirksen

Dirksen has the Soundex code D625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D625.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dirksen come from?: Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirksen.
How common is the surname Dirksen?: 1,823 people in the United States had the surname Dirksen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. It ranked 15,938th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dirksen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Dirksen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dirksen?: Everett Dirksen, American politician (1896–1969).
Where is the surname Dirksen most common?: Wikidata records people named Dirksen in the United States.
Is the surname Dirksen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,568 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,823 in 2010, up 16%.