How Many People Have the Last Name Denton?
people had the surname Denton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 10,638 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
+630 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Denton (85.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Denton ranks #945. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 87.8% to 85.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Denton grew from 27,112 people in 2000 to 27,742 in 2010 (up 2.3%), and its rank fell from #1,187 to #1,268. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 10.05 to 9.4 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 27,112 | 27,742 |
| Rank | #1,187 | #1,268 |
| Per 100,000 people | 10.05 | 9.4 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Denton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Denton: D535
👤 Denton as a First Name
Denton is a first name too: about 3,536 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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