How common is the surname Dora?

1,054 people in the United States had the surname Dora in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,927 Americans. It ranked 23,943rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dora?

Josefine Dora, Austrian actress (1867-1944).

Where is the surname Dora most common?

Wikidata records people named Dora in Austria.

Is the surname Dora getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,054 in 2010, down 0.7%.

Is Dora also a first name?

Yes. Dora 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 Dora

A surname, carried by 1,054 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D600 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). Dora is more common than 85.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,054 people named Dora in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,927 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,061.

#23,943

rank among US surnames

1,054

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,612)

Who is named Dora

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

64% of people named Dora identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Doras

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josefine Dora
Austrian actress (1867-1944)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dora

Dora has the Soundex code D600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D600.

Questions

How common is the surname Dora?: 1,054 people in the United States had the surname Dora in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,927 Americans. It ranked 23,943rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dora?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Dora identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dora?: Josefine Dora, Austrian actress (1867-1944).
Where is the surname Dora most common?: Wikidata records people named Dora in Austria.
Is the surname Dora getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,054 in 2010, down 0.7%.
Is Dora also a first name?: Yes. Dora 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.