How common is the surname Dare?

3,472 people in the United States had the surname Dare in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,924 Americans. It ranked 9,368th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dare?

In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Dare identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Dare?

Eric Da Re, American actor, followed by Barbara Dare.

Where is the surname Dare most common?

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

Is the surname Dare getting more or less common?

More common. 3,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,472 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Dare

A surname, carried by 3,472 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). Dare is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

English surname, spelling variant of Dear.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,472 people named Dare in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,924 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,338.

#9,368

rank among US surnames

3,472

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #9,004)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,361	Mundt	3,475	88,848
#9,365	Callison	3,474	88,873
#9,366	Wear	3,473	88,899
#9,368	Liss	3,472	88,924
#9,373	Recker	3,471	88,950
#9,375	Canaday	3,470	88,976

Who is named Dare

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

83% of people named Dare identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dares

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eric Da Re
American actor, born 1965
Barbara Dare
American pornographic actress, born 1963
Zena Dare
British actress and singer (1887-1975)
Dorothy Dare
Actress, singer (1911-1981)

Notable Dares come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dare

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

Questions

Where does the surname Dare come from?: English surname, spelling variant of Dear.
How common is the surname Dare?: 3,472 people in the United States had the surname Dare in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,924 Americans. It ranked 9,368th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dare?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Dare identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Dare?: Eric Da Re, American actor, followed by Barbara Dare.
Where is the surname Dare most common?: Wikidata records people named Dare in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Dare getting more or less common?: More common. 3,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,472 in 2010, up 4.0%.