How common is the surname Dykema?

1,587 people in the United States had the surname Dykema in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,547 Americans. It ranked 17,682nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dykema?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Dykema identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Dykema getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,587 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Dykema

A Frisian surname, carried by 1,587 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dykema is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

Frisian origin

Borrowed from West Frisian Dykema, a derivative of Dyk. Compare Dyke, Dyck, Dike.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,587 people named Dykema in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 194,547 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,606.

#17,682

rank among US surnames

1,587

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,480)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,673	Siqueiros	1,588	194,424
#17,682	Najjar	1,587	194,547
#17,691	Pangburn	1,586	194,669

Who is named Dykema

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

97% of people named Dykema identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Dykema come from?: Borrowed from West Frisian Dykema, a derivative of Dyk. Compare Dyke, Dyck, Dike.
How common is the surname Dykema?: 1,587 people in the United States had the surname Dykema in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,547 Americans. It ranked 17,682nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dykema?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Dykema identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Dykema getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,587 in 2010, down 1.2%.