How common is the surname Disch?

1,055 people in the United States had the surname Disch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. It ranked 23,920th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Disch?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Disch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Disch?

Thomas M. Disch, American science fiction author and poet (1940–2008).

Where is the surname Disch most common?

Wikidata records people named Disch in the United States.

Is the surname Disch getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,055 in 2010, down 5.0%.

The surname Disch

A surname, carried by 1,055 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Disch is more common than 85.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,055 people named Disch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. That is down 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,110.

#23,920

rank among US surnames

1,055

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-5%

change since 2000 (was #21,832)

Who is named Disch

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

94% of people named Disch identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dischs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas M. Disch
American science fiction author and poet (1940–2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Disch

Disch has the Soundex code D200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D200.

Questions

How common is the surname Disch?: 1,055 people in the United States had the surname Disch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,650 Americans. It ranked 23,920th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Disch?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Disch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Disch?: Thomas M. Disch, American science fiction author and poet (1940–2008).
Where is the surname Disch most common?: Wikidata records people named Disch in the United States.
Is the surname Disch getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,055 in 2010, down 5.0%.