Deckard Surname

66,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Deckard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deckard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,4081:48,9285,929
England141:3,979,861125,553
France91:7,380,302306,885
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6161:81,5248,556

The alternate forms: Déckard (1) are calculated separately.

Deckard (28) may also be a first name.

Deckard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Deckard Come From? nationality or country of origin

Deckard is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Déckard. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deckard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 66,579th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 973,360 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Deckard reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 28 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7,408 people, or 1 in 48,928. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 23 percent live, Texas, where 15 percent live and Missouri, where 14 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Deckard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Deckard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Deckard last name rose 1,203 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deckard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Deckard last name are 14.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.82% being registered with the party.

Deckard earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.51% less than the national average, earning $40,340 USD per year.

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Deckard Reference & Research

Decker FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Decker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Deckard
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