How common is the surname Dorado?

5,345 people in the United States had the surname Dorado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,763 Americans. It ranked 6,367th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Dorado getting more or less common?

More common. 4,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,345 in 2010, up 30%.

The surname Dorado

A surname, carried by 5,345 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dorado is more common than 96.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,345 people named Dorado in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,763 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,117.

#6,367

rank among US surnames

5,345

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+29.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,452)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,361	Decastro	5,354	57,666
#6,362	Groce	5,351	57,699
#6,363	Penner	5,349	57,720
#6,367	Peabody	5,345	57,763
#6,370	Mix	5,344	57,774
#6,373	Brazil	5,343	57,785

Who is named Dorado

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

90% of people named Dorado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
White (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
Two or more races 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dorado

Dort

Dorado has the Soundex code D630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D630.

Questions

How common is the surname Dorado?: 5,345 people in the United States had the surname Dorado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,763 Americans. It ranked 6,367th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dorado?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Dorado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Dorado getting more or less common?: More common. 4,117 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,345 in 2010, up 30%.