How common is the surname Donn?

825 people in the United States had the surname Donn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 374,237 Americans. It ranked 28,829th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Donn?

Jorge Donn, Argentine ballet dancer (1947–1992), followed by James Donn.

Where is the surname Donn most common?

Wikidata records people named Donn in Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Donn getting more or less common?

More common. 822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 825 in 2010, up 0.4%.

Is Donn also a first name?

Yes. Donn 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 Donn

A surname, carried by 825 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D500 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). Donn is more common than 82.2% of them.

Origin

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Dunn. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Don.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 825 people named Donn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 374,237 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 822.

#28,829

rank among US surnames

825

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #27,595)

Who is named Donn

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

80% of people named Donn identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Donns

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jorge Donn
Argentine ballet dancer (1947–1992)
James Donn
British botanist (1758-1813)

Notable Donns come mostly from Argentina (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Donn

Donn has the Soundex code D500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D500.

Questions

Where does the surname Donn come from?: * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Dunn. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Don.
How common is the surname Donn?: 825 people in the United States had the surname Donn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 374,237 Americans. It ranked 28,829th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Donn?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Donn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Donn?: Jorge Donn, Argentine ballet dancer (1947–1992), followed by James Donn.
Where is the surname Donn most common?: Wikidata records people named Donn in Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Donn getting more or less common?: More common. 822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 825 in 2010, up 0.4%.
Is Donn also a first name?: Yes. Donn 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.