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

Opdycke, 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 Opdycke surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Opdycke in America

Opdycke is the 73666th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Opdycke surname appeared 263 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 Opdycke.

We can also compare 2010 data for Opdycke 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 Opdycke

The surname Opdycke is of Dutch origin, derived from the Dutch word "op" meaning "on" and "dijk" meaning "dike" or "embankment." It likely originated in the Netherlands during the medieval period when many families took surnames based on geographic features or locations where they lived.

The earliest recorded instances of the Opdycke surname date back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries in Dutch records and documents. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hendrick Opdycke, who was born in Leiden, Netherlands, in 1595.

As Dutch settlers emigrated to the New World in the 17th century, the Opdycke surname was carried over to the American colonies. Prominent early American bearers of the name include Lambert Opdycke, a farmer and land surveyor who settled in New Jersey in the late 1600s, and Johannes Opdycke, who was born in New York in 1723.

During the Revolutionary War, John Opdycke, born in 1741 in New Jersey, served as a private in the Continental Army. He fought in several major battles, including the Battle of Monmouth in 1778.

In the 19th century, Emerson Opdycke, born in 1830 in Ohio, became a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of brevet major general and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Franklin in 1864.

Another notable individual with the Opdycke surname was John Baker Opdycke, born in 1830 in New York. He was a renowned painter and etcher, known for his landscape and maritime scenes.

Throughout history, variations of the Opdycke surname have included Opdeycke, Opdicke, Opdyke, and Opdike, reflecting its Dutch origins and the linguistic variations that occurred as the name was adopted in different regions and cultures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Opdycke

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

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

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