View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Decker Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Decker (Arabic: دكر) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Décker. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Decker? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 4,441^st most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 57,530 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Decker are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 328,833^rd most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 640 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 75,244 people, or 1 in 4,817. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 99 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent are found and Sierra Leone, where 6 percent are found.

Decker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Decker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Decker surname grew 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 43 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Decker Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Decker last name are 19.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Decker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.27% less than the national average, earning 244,791 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91% more than the national average, earning R 453,900 per year; in United States they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $43,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $48,353 CAD per year.