How common is the surname Doerr?

5,942 people in the United States had the surname Doerr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,960 Americans. It ranked 5,817th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Doerr?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Doerr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Doerr?

Anthony Doerr, American writer, followed by John Doerr.

Where is the surname Doerr most common?

Wikidata records people named Doerr in the United States.

Is the surname Doerr getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,977 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,942 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Doerr

A surname, carried by 5,942 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Doerr is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,942 people named Doerr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,960 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,977.

#5,817

rank among US surnames

5,942

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,361)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,809	Bard	5,953	51,864
#5,810	Federico	5,951	51,881
#5,811	Peraza	5,949	51,899
#5,812	Radcliffe	5,948	51,907
#5,813	Jacks	5,946	51,925
#5,815	Eberle	5,944	51,942
#5,816	Buie	5,943	51,951

Who is named Doerr

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

95% of people named Doerr identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Doerrs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Doerr
American writer, born 1973
John Doerr
American businessman, born 1951

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Doerr

Doerr has the Soundex code D600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D600.

Questions

How common is the surname Doerr?: 5,942 people in the United States had the surname Doerr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,960 Americans. It ranked 5,817th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Doerr?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Doerr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Doerr?: Anthony Doerr, American writer, followed by John Doerr.
Where is the surname Doerr most common?: Wikidata records people named Doerr in the United States.
Is the surname Doerr getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,977 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,942 in 2010, down 0.6%.