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    The surname Doane

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 6,501 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex D500

    Doane: #5,356 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Doane #5,356, 6,501 people Doane: #5,356 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Doane #5,356, 6,501 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Doane is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubháin (“descendant of Dubhán”), a diminutive of dubh (“black”), or a reduced Anglicized form of Ó Damháin (“descendant of Damhán”), from a diminutive of damh (“ox, stag”).

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

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,501 people named Doane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,492 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,350.

    #5,356
    rank among US surnames
    6,501
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.4%
    change since 2000 (was #5,068)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,352Strait6,50547,463
    #5,353Rashid6,50447,470
    #5,355Ruble6,50347,477
    #5,356Doane6,50147,492
    #5,359Wyant6,49847,514

    Who is named Doane

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

    93% of people named Doane identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Doanes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Howard Doane
      American businessman and composer (1832-1915)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Doane

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

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Doane come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubháin (“descendant of Dubhán”), a diminutive of dubh (“black”), or a reduced Anglicized form of Ó Damháin (“descendant of Damhán”), from a diminutive of damh (“ox, stag”).
    How common is the surname Doane?
    6,501 people in the United States had the surname Doane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,492 Americans. It ranked 5,356th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Doane?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Doane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Doane?
    William Howard Doane, American businessman and composer (1832-1915).
    Where is the surname Doane most common?
    Wikidata records people named Doane in the United States.
    What type of surname is Doane?
    Doane is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Doane getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,350 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,501 in 2010, up 2.4%.
    What are other spellings of Doane?
    Doan.