Find out how popular the last name Dettling is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dettling.

Dettling, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dettling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dettling in America

Dettling is the 33196th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dettling surname appeared 689 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dettling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dettling to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dettling

The surname Dettling is of German origin, derived from the Old German word "detten," which means "to stop" or "to halt." It is believed that the name was initially given as a descriptive surname to an innkeeper who provided lodging for travelers, or to someone who lived near a tollgate or checkpoint.

Dettling is most commonly found in the southern regions of Germany, particularly in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 13th century, with the spelling variations "Dettling," "Dettlingen," and "Dettlinger" appearing in various medieval records and documents.

One of the earliest known references to the name Dettling can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Salemitanus, a collection of charters and deeds from the Monastery of Salem in Baden-Württemberg, dating back to the 12th century. The name is also mentioned in the Landbücher (land registers) of various German principalities, such as the Duchy of Bavaria and the Margraviate of Baden.

Notable individuals with the surname Dettling include:

1. Johann Dettling (c. 1570-1635), a German Protestant theologian and author from Ulm.
2. Georg Dettling (1788-1853), a German painter and engraver from Nuremberg.
3. Heinrich Dettling (1825-1904), a German-American engineer and inventor who contributed to the development of the first practical typewriter.
4. Wilhelm Dettling (1871-1945), a German architect known for his work in the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) style.
5. Erika Dettling (1915-2001), a Swiss track and field athlete who competed in the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.

The name Dettling has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Dettlingen (a town in Baden-Württemberg), Dettling (a village in Bavaria), and Dettlinghausen (a district in North Rhine-Westphalia).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dettling

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dettling.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dettling was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dettling has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dettling was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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