How common is the surname Donelson?

3,152 people in the United States had the surname Donelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,952 Americans. It ranked 10,228th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Donelson?

Andrew Jackson Donelson, American diplomat (1799–1871).

Where is the surname Donelson most common?

Wikidata records people named Donelson in the United States.

Is the surname Donelson getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,197 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,152 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Donelson

A surname, carried by 3,152 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D542

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Donelson is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,152 people named Donelson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,952 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,197.

#10,228

rank among US surnames

3,152

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,353)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,219	Greeson	3,154	97,890
#10,224	Michelson	3,153	97,921
#10,228	Trammel	3,152	97,952
#10,232	Lukens	3,151	97,983
#10,233	Edington	3,150	98,014
#10,234	Livermore	3,149	98,046
#10,237	Gruver	3,148	98,077

Who is named Donelson

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

68% of people named Donelson identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Donelsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andrew Jackson Donelson
American diplomat (1799–1871)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Donelson

Donelson has the Soundex code D542, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D542.

Questions

How common is the surname Donelson?: 3,152 people in the United States had the surname Donelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,952 Americans. It ranked 10,228th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Donelson?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Donelson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Donelson?: Andrew Jackson Donelson, American diplomat (1799–1871).
Where is the surname Donelson most common?: Wikidata records people named Donelson in the United States.
Is the surname Donelson getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,197 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,152 in 2010, down 1.4%.