How common is the surname Doan?

19,760 people in the United States had the surname Doan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,625 Americans. It ranked 1,814th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Doan?

Josh Doan, American ice hockey player, followed by Jack Doan.

Where is the surname Doan most common?

Wikidata records people named Doan in the United States.

Is the surname Doan getting more or less common?

More common. 15,902 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,760 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Doan

A Vietnamese surname, carried by 19,760 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Doan is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Vietnamese origin

Various origins: * Variant of Doane. * Borrowed from Vietnamese Đoàn. Doublet of Duan.

One of 31 Vietnamese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,760 people named Doan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,625 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,902.

#1,814

rank among US surnames

19,760

people in 2010

6.7

per 100,000 Americans

+24.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,094)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,805	Street	19,866	15,541
#1,806	Lockwood	19,865	15,542
#1,807	Hinson	19,857	15,548
#1,808	Rudolph	19,854	15,551
#1,809	Waiters	19,853	15,552
#1,810	Sepulveda	19,851	15,553
#1,811	Duvall	19,844	15,559

Who is named Doan

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

66% of people named Doan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 66%
White (not Hispanic) 30%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Doans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josh Doan
American ice hockey player, born 2002
Jack Doan
American wrestling referee, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Doan

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

Other Vietnamese surnames

All 31 Vietnamese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Doan come from?: Various origins: * Variant of Doane. * Borrowed from Vietnamese Đoàn. Doublet of Duan.
How common is the surname Doan?: 19,760 people in the United States had the surname Doan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,625 Americans. It ranked 1,814th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Doan?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Doan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Doan?: Josh Doan, American ice hockey player, followed by Jack Doan.
Where is the surname Doan most common?: Wikidata records people named Doan in the United States.
Is the surname Doan getting more or less common?: More common. 15,902 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,760 in 2010, up 24%.