# Dodrill (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dodrill/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,219 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,439 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 253,278 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.5% (1,276 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Daughdrill |

## Etymology

From dotterel, a nickname for a foolish person.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dodrill in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Similar surnames

Dieterle.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.