How common is the surname Donath?

1,035 people in the United States had the surname Donath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. It ranked 24,237th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Donath?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Donath identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Donath?

Helen Donath, American soprano, followed by Ferenc Donáth.

Where is the surname Donath most common?

Wikidata records people named Donath in the United States, Hungary and Austria.

Is the surname Donath getting more or less common?

More common. 978 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,035 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Donath

A surname, carried by 1,035 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Donath is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

* As a German surname, variant of Donat. * As a Hungarian surname Donáth, variant of Donát, see Donat.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,035 people named Donath in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 978.

#24,237

rank among US surnames

1,035

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #24,061)

Who is named Donath

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

96% of people named Donath identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Donaths

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Helen Donath
American soprano, born 1940
Ferenc Donáth
Artistic gymnast, born 1954
Ludwig Donath
Actor (1900-1967)

Notable Donaths come mostly from the United States (1), Hungary (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Donath

Donath has the Soundex code D530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D530.

Questions

Where does the surname Donath come from?: * As a German surname, variant of Donat. * As a Hungarian surname Donáth, variant of Donát, see Donat.
How common is the surname Donath?: 1,035 people in the United States had the surname Donath in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. It ranked 24,237th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Donath?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Donath identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Donath?: Helen Donath, American soprano, followed by Ferenc Donáth.
Where is the surname Donath most common?: Wikidata records people named Donath in the United States, Hungary and Austria.
Is the surname Donath getting more or less common?: More common. 978 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,035 in 2010, up 5.8%.