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    The surname Dole

    A French surname, carried by 3,271 people in the United States.

    Pronounced [doʊ̯ɫ] 1 syllable Soundex D400

    Dole: #9,884 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Dole #9,884, 3,271 people Dole: #9,884 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dole #9,884, 3,271 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dole is more common than 93.9% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    * As an English surname, from the archaic noun dole (“portion, share”). * As a French surname, from Old French dolé, past participle of doler (“to regret”), from Latin doleo (“to hurt”). * Also as a French surname, Americanized from Daul.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,271 people named Dole in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,389 Americans. That is down 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,351.

    #9,884
    rank among US surnames
    3,271
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.4%
    change since 2000 (was #8,973)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,877Portis3,27494,302
    #9,879Soltis3,27394,331
    #9,881Ugarte3,27294,360
    #9,884Blakemore3,27194,389
    #9,890Reeser3,27094,418

    Who is named Dole

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

    85% of people named Dole identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Doles

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bob Dole
      American politician (1923–2021)
    • Elizabeth Dole
      American politician, born 1936
    • Sanford B. Dole
      American judge (1844-1926)
    • James Dole
      American industrialist who developed the Hawaiian pineapple industry; founder of the Hawai, 1877–1958
    • Nathan Haskell Dole
      American writer and translator (1852–1935)

    Notable Doles come mostly from the United States (4) and Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Dole

    Dole has the Soundex code D400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D400.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dole come from?
    * As an English surname, from the archaic noun dole (“portion, share”). * As a French surname, from Old French dolé, past participle of doler (“to regret”), from Latin doleo (“to hurt”). * Also as a French surname, Americanized from Daul.
    How common is the surname Dole?
    3,271 people in the United States had the surname Dole in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,389 Americans. It ranked 9,884th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dole?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Dole identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Dole?
    Bob Dole, American politician (1923–2021), followed by Elizabeth Dole.
    Where is the surname Dole most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dole in the United States and Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.
    How do you pronounce Dole?
    Dole is [doʊ̯ɫ], one syllable.
    Is the surname Dole getting more or less common?
    Less common. 3,351 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,271 in 2010, down 2.4%.