How common is the surname Dash?

3,828 people in the United States had the surname Dash in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,655 Americans. It ranked 8,599th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dash?

Stacey Dash, American actress (born 1967), followed by Julie Dash.

Where is the surname Dash most common?

Wikidata records people named Dash in the United States.

Is the surname Dash getting more or less common?

More common. 3,211 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,828 in 2010, up 19%.

Is Dash also a first name?

Yes. Dash is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Dash

An English place surname, carried by 3,828 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dash is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Dash is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,828 people named Dash in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,655 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,211.

#8,599

rank among US surnames

3,828

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+19.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,321)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,596	Shears	3,831	80,591
#8,597	Alter	3,830	80,612
#8,598	Dowden	3,829	80,633
#8,599	Neale	3,828	80,655

Who is named Dash

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

44% of people named Dash identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 44%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Asian and Pacific Islander 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dashs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1990
Sarah Dash
American singer (1945–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Dash

Dash has the Soundex code D200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D200.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dash come from?: From Old French de + Old English æsċ "(residing) near an ash tree".
How common is the surname Dash?: 3,828 people in the United States had the surname Dash in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,655 Americans. It ranked 8,599th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dash?: In the 2010 Census, 44% of people named Dash identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dash?: Stacey Dash, American actress (born 1967), followed by Julie Dash.
Where is the surname Dash most common?: Wikidata records people named Dash in the United States.
What type of surname is Dash?: Dash is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Dash getting more or less common?: More common. 3,211 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,828 in 2010, up 19%.
Is Dash also a first name?: Yes. Dash is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.