# Dampier (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dampier/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,475 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,520 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 124,746 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.3% (2,264 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdæmpiə(ɹ)/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dampier in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dampier in the United States.

## People named Dampier

- Erick Dampier, American basketball player (born 1975)
- Louie Dampier, American basketball player-coach

## Similar surnames

Dambra, Dunbar, Dombrowski, Donofrio, Dambrosio, Danforth, Dunford, Danford, Dombroski, Denver.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.