# Dawe (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,751 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,427 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 176,325 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.5% (1,599 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a Middle English short form of David. Also a nickname from the (jack)daw.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dawe 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dawe in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Dawe

- George Dawe, British artist (1781-1829)

## Similar surnames

Dowe, Daye, Daw, Day, Do, Dye, Dow, Dewey, Dao, Du, Doe, Dee.

## 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.