How common is the surname Doggett?

4,245 people in the United States had the surname Doggett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,732 Americans. It ranked 7,799th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Doggett?

Bill Doggett, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist (1916-1996).

Where is the surname Doggett most common?

Wikidata records people named Doggett in the United States.

Is the surname Doggett getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,245 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Doggett

A surname, carried by 4,245 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Doggett is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,245 people named Doggett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,732 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,272.

#7,799

rank among US surnames

4,245

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,208)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,794	Sabol	4,250	72,646
#7,795	Wert	4,248	72,680
#7,796	Greeley	4,246	72,714
#7,799	Doggett	4,245	72,732
#7,801	Perera	4,242	72,783

Who is named Doggett

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

78% of people named Doggett identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Doggetts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist (1916-1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Doggett

Doggett has the Soundex code D230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D230.

Questions

How common is the surname Doggett?: 4,245 people in the United States had the surname Doggett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,732 Americans. It ranked 7,799th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Doggett?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Doggett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Doggett?: Bill Doggett, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist (1916-1996).
Where is the surname Doggett most common?: Wikidata records people named Doggett in the United States.
Is the surname Doggett getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,245 in 2010, down 0.6%.