# Dare (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dare/  
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) | 3,472 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,368 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 88,924 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.0% (3,338 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English surname, spelling variant of Dear.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dare 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 6.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dare in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Dare

- Eric Da Re, American actor
- Barbara Dare, American pornographic actress
- Zena Dare, British actress and singer (1887-1975)
- Dorothy Dare, actress, singer (1911-1981)

## Similar surnames

Drew, Darr, Darrow, Dore, Dear, Darrah, Dauer, Dar, Drye, Deharo, Dyar, Daher.

## 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.