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    The surname Dawes

    A patronymic surname, carried by 6,383 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /dɔːz/ 1 syllable Soundex D200

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dawes is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    From Dawe (“diminutive of David”) + -s (“patronymic suffix”).

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,383 people named Dawes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,370 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,097.

    #5,452
    rank among US surnames
    6,383
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.7%
    change since 2000 (was #5,255)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,449Ingersoll6,38848,332
    #5,450Hartnett6,38748,340
    #5,451Lett6,38548,355
    #5,452Dawes6,38348,370

    Who is named Dawes

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

    73% of people named Dawes identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 6.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Dawess

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Rutter Dawes
      British astronomer (1799–1868)
    • Dominique Dawes
      American artistic gymnast, actress, and health activist (born 1976)
    • Henry Laurens Dawes
      American politician (1816–1903)
    • William Dawes
      American militiaman (1745-1799)
    • James W. Dawes
      American politician (1844–1918)
    • Robyn Dawes
      American psychologist (1936–2010)

    Notable Dawess come mostly from the United States (5) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Dawes

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dawes come from?
    From Dawe (“diminutive of David”) + -s (“patronymic suffix”).
    How common is the surname Dawes?
    6,383 people in the United States had the surname Dawes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,370 Americans. It ranked 5,452nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dawes?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Dawes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dawes?
    William Rutter Dawes, British astronomer (1799–1868), followed by Dominique Dawes.
    Where is the surname Dawes most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dawes in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    How do you pronounce Dawes?
    Dawes is /dɔːz/, one syllable.
    What type of surname is Dawes?
    Dawes is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Dawes getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,097 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,383 in 2010, up 4.7%.