How common is the surname Dar?

1,087 people in the United States had the surname Dar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,035 Americans. It ranked 23,397th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Dar getting more or less common?

More common. 647 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,087 in 2010, up 68%.

The surname Dar

A surname, carried by 1,087 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dar is more common than 85.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,087 people named Dar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 284,035 Americans. That is up 68% since 2000, when the Census counted 647.

#23,397

rank among US surnames

1,087

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+68%

change since 2000 (was #33,292)

Who is named Dar

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Dar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 75%
White (not Hispanic) 16%
Two or more races 3.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dar

Dar has the Soundex code D600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D600.

Questions

How common is the surname Dar?: 1,087 people in the United States had the surname Dar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,035 Americans. It ranked 23,397th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dar?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Dar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Dar getting more or less common?: More common. 647 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,087 in 2010, up 68%.