Last Name DYE

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Meaning	The son of Dionisia, from the nickname Dye, whence diminutive Dyet, and patronymic Dyson.

Origin	English, Irish, Austrian

Rank	1,163 (2000 US census)	1,069 (1990 US census)

Count	27,627 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

84.67%, or 23392 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
10.97%, or 3031 total occurrences, as black,
0.57%, or 157 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.71%, or 196 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.44%, or 398 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.65%, or 456 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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