How Many People Have the Last Name Dear?
people had the surname Dear in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 80,000 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+75 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Dear (66.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 24.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Dear ranks #6,932. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Dear grew from 3,602 people in 2000 to 3,677 in 2010 (up 2.1%), and its rank fell from #8,426 to #8,906. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.34 to 1.25 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 3,602 | 3,677 |
| Rank | #8,426 | #8,906 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.34 | 1.25 |
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Same Soundex code as Dear: D600
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