How Many People Have the Last Name Dent?
people had the surname Dent in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 19,841 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+791 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Dent (57.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 37.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Dent ranks #1,814. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Dent grew from 14,082 people in 2000 to 14,873 in 2010 (up 5.6%), and its rank fell from #2,354 to #2,436. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.22 to 5.04 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 14,082 | 14,873 |
| Rank | #2,354 | #2,436 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.22 | 5.04 |
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Same Soundex code as Dent: D530
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