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

Dietterick, 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 Dietterick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dietterick in America

Dietterick is the 93513th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dietterick surname appeared 196 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 Dietterick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dietterick 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 Dietterick

The surname Dietterick is of German origin, and it first appeared in the 14th century in the region of Bavaria. It is derived from the Old German words "diet" meaning "people" and "rih" meaning "powerful" or "ruler". This suggests that the name may have been originally given to someone who was a leader or chieftain of a particular group of people.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dietterick can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from Bavaria dating back to the 12th century. In this collection, there is a record of a man named Dietricus von Regensburg, who lived in the city of Regensburg in the late 13th century.

Another notable historical figure with the surname Dietterick was Johannes Dietterick, a German theologian and reformer who lived from 1475 to 1537. He was a prominent figure during the Protestant Reformation and played a significant role in the spread of Lutheran teachings in Germany.

In the 16th century, a man named Hans Dietterick was a respected goldsmith in the city of Augsburg, which was a center of the German Renaissance. His works, including intricate jewelry and decorative objects, are now housed in various museums across Europe.

During the 17th century, a family of Diettericks settled in the town of Bamberg, where they became successful merchants and landowners. One member of this family, Friedrich Dietterick (1623-1691), was a respected scholar and author who wrote several books on the history and culture of the region.

In the 18th century, the Dietterick name can be found in various records from the Palatinate region of Germany. This includes a mention of a Johann Dietterick, who was a farmer and landowner in the village of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the mid-1700s.

As the Dietterick family spread across Germany and other parts of Europe, variations in the spelling of the name began to emerge, such as Dietrich, Dieterich, and Dittrich. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained rooted in its German heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dietterick

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

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 Dietterick 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 Dietterick 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 Dietterick was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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