How common is the surname Dawe?

1,751 people in the United States had the surname Dawe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,325 Americans. It ranked 16,427th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dawe?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Dawe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dawe?

George Dawe, British artist (1781-1829).

Where is the surname Dawe most common?

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

Is the surname Dawe getting more or less common?

More common. 1,599 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,751 in 2010, up 9.5%.

Is Dawe also a first name?

Yes. Dawe 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 Dawe

An English patronymic surname, carried by 1,751 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dawe is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Dawe is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 1,751 people named Dawe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 176,325 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,599.

#16,427

rank among US surnames

1,751

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,540)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,420	Bardsley	1,752	176,225
#16,427	McGeorge	1,751	176,325

Who is named Dawe

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

93% of people named Dawe identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dawes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Dawe
British artist (1781-1829)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dawe

Dawe has the Soundex code D000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D000.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dawe come from?: From a Middle English short form of David. Also a nickname from the (jack)daw.
How common is the surname Dawe?: 1,751 people in the United States had the surname Dawe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,325 Americans. It ranked 16,427th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dawe?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Dawe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dawe?: George Dawe, British artist (1781-1829).
Where is the surname Dawe most common?: Wikidata records people named Dawe in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
What type of surname is Dawe?: Dawe is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Dawe getting more or less common?: More common. 1,599 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,751 in 2010, up 9.5%.
Is Dawe also a first name?: Yes. Dawe 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.