# Dash (surname)

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

A topographic surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,828 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,599 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 80,655 people |
| Change since 2000 | +19% (3,211 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old French de + Old English æsċ "(residing) near an ash tree".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dash 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) | 44% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 15% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dash in the United States.

## People named Dash

- Stacey Dash, American actress (born 1967)
- Julie Dash, American filmmaker (born 1952)
- Damon Dash, American music executive (born 1971)
- Roscoe Dash, American rapper and singer
- Sarah Dash, American singer (1945–2021)

## Similar surnames

Dias, Das, Deas, Days, Dass, Daws, Daisy, Diaz, Duke, Dickey, Doss, Dick.

## 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.