How Many People Have the Last Name Dewey?
people had the surname Dewey in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 24,096 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 Dewey (91.7%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Dewey ranks #2,183. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Dewey grew from 12,174 people in 2000 to 12,249 in 2010 (up 0.6%), and its rank fell from #2,716 to #2,926. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 4.51 to 4.15 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 12,174 | 12,249 |
| Rank | #2,716 | #2,926 |
| Per 100,000 people | 4.51 | 4.15 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Dewey
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Dewey: D000
👤 Dewey as a First Name
Dewey is a first name too: about 11,487 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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