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The surname Doerfler

A surname, carried by 1,280 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D614

Doerfler: #20,676 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Doerfler #20,676, 1,280 people Doerfler: #20,676 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Doerfler #20,676, 1,280 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Doerfler is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,280 people named Doerfler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,207 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,308.

#20,676
rank among US surnames
1,280
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
-2.1%
change since 2000 (was #19,196)

Who is named Doerfler

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

96% of people named Doerfler identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

  • White (not Hispanic) 96%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
  • Two or more races 0.9%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Doerflers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • John Francis Doerfler
    American bishop, born 1964

Questions

How common is the surname Doerfler?
1,280 people in the United States had the surname Doerfler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,207 Americans. It ranked 20,676th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Doerfler?
In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Doerfler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Doerfler?
John Francis Doerfler, American bishop.
Where is the surname Doerfler most common?
Wikidata records people named Doerfler in the United States.
Is the surname Doerfler getting more or less common?
Less common. 1,308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,280 in 2010, down 2.1%.