How common is the surname Dawn?

1,309 people in the United States had the surname Dawn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. It ranked 20,309th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dawn?

Norman Dawn, American film director (1884-1975).

Where is the surname Dawn most common?

Wikidata records people named Dawn in the United States.

Is the surname Dawn getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,319 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,309 in 2010, down 0.8%.

Is Dawn also a first name?

Yes. Dawn 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 Dawn

A surname, carried by 1,309 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D500 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). Dawn is more common than 87.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,309 people named Dawn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,319.

#20,309

rank among US surnames

1,309

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,079)

Who is named Dawn

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

63% of people named Dawn identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 3.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dawns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Norman Dawn
American film director (1884-1975)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dawn

Dawn has the Soundex code D500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D500.

Questions

How common is the surname Dawn?: 1,309 people in the United States had the surname Dawn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. It ranked 20,309th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dawn?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Dawn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dawn?: Norman Dawn, American film director (1884-1975).
Where is the surname Dawn most common?: Wikidata records people named Dawn in the United States.
Is the surname Dawn getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,319 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,309 in 2010, down 0.8%.
Is Dawn also a first name?: Yes. Dawn 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.