How common is the surname Dominic?

1,194 people in the United States had the surname Dominic in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. It ranked 21,774th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Dominic getting more or less common?

More common. 1,018 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,194 in 2010, up 17%.

Is Dominic also a first name?

Yes. Dominic is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Dominic

A surname, carried by 1,194 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D552 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dominic is more common than 86.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,194 people named Dominic in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,018.

#21,774

rank among US surnames

1,194

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+17.3%

change since 2000 (was #23,326)

Who is named Dominic

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

63% of people named Dominic identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.2%
Two or more races 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dominic

Dominic has the Soundex code D552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D552.

Questions

How common is the surname Dominic?: 1,194 people in the United States had the surname Dominic in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 258,581 Americans. It ranked 21,774th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dominic?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Dominic identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Dominic getting more or less common?: More common. 1,018 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,194 in 2010, up 17%.
Is Dominic also a first name?: Yes. Dominic is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.