How common is the surname Dolson?

1,428 people in the United States had the surname Dolson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 216,208 Americans. It ranked 19,062nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dolson?

Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player (born 1992), followed by Jeanette Dolson.

Where is the surname Dolson most common?

Wikidata records people named Dolson in the United States and Canada.

Is the surname Dolson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,428 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Dolson

A surname, carried by 1,428 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dolson is more common than 88.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,428 people named Dolson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 216,208 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,376.

#19,062

rank among US surnames

1,428

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #18,506)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,053	Minder	1,429	216,057
#19,062	Cianci	1,428	216,208

Who is named Dolson

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

79% of people named Dolson identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Two or more races 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dolsons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stefanie Dolson
American basketball player (born 1992)
Jeanette Dolson
Athletics competitor (1918–2004)

Notable Dolsons come mostly from the United States (1) and Canada (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Dolson?: 1,428 people in the United States had the surname Dolson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 216,208 Americans. It ranked 19,062nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dolson?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Dolson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dolson?: Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player (born 1992), followed by Jeanette Dolson.
Where is the surname Dolson most common?: Wikidata records people named Dolson in the United States and Canada.
Is the surname Dolson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,428 in 2010, up 3.8%.