How common is the surname Dries?

1,158 people in the United States had the surname Dries in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,620 Americans. It ranked 22,260th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dries?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Dries identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dries?

Annika Dries, American water polo player.

Where is the surname Dries most common?

Wikidata records people named Dries in the United States.

Is the surname Dries getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,158 in 2010, down 0.7%.

Is Dries also a first name?

Yes. Dries 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 Dries

A surname, carried by 1,158 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D620 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). Dries is more common than 86.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,158 people named Dries in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,620 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,166.

#22,260

rank among US surnames

1,158

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #21,004)

Who is named Dries

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

96% of people named Dries identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Driess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Annika Dries
American water polo player, born 1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dries

Dries has the Soundex code D620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D620.

Questions

How common is the surname Dries?: 1,158 people in the United States had the surname Dries in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,620 Americans. It ranked 22,260th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dries?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Dries identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dries?: Annika Dries, American water polo player.
Where is the surname Dries most common?: Wikidata records people named Dries in the United States.
Is the surname Dries getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,158 in 2010, down 0.7%.
Is Dries also a first name?: Yes. Dries 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.