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    The surname Doran

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 16,704 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D650

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Doran is more common than 98.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deoradháin (“descendant of Deoradhán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of deoradh (“pilgrim, exile, stranger”).

    Doran is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,704 people named Doran in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,483 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,509.

    #2,174
    rank among US surnames
    16,704
    people in 2010
    5.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #2,013)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,166Almeida16,76018,422
    #2,167Hawthorne16,75818,424
    #2,168Pendleton16,75118,431
    #2,169Naylor16,74518,438
    #2,170Gerber16,73218,452
    #2,171Schrader16,72718,458
    #2,172Burnette16,71718,469

    Who is named Doran

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

    91% of people named Doran identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Dorans

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ann Doran
      American actress (1911–2000)
    • Mary Doran
      Actress (1910-1995)
    • Matt Doran
      Australian actor, born 1976
    • Colleen Doran
      American writer/artist, film conceptual artist, and cartoonist, born 1964

    Notable Dorans come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Doran

    Doran has the Soundex code D650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D650.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Doran come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deoradháin (“descendant of Deoradhán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of deoradh (“pilgrim, exile, stranger”).
    How common is the surname Doran?
    16,704 people in the United States had the surname Doran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,483 Americans. It ranked 2,174th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Doran?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Doran identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Doran?
    Ann Doran, American actress (1911–2000), followed by Mary Doran.
    Where is the surname Doran most common?
    Wikidata records people named Doran in the United States and Australia.
    What type of surname is Doran?
    Doran is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Doran getting more or less common?
    More common. 16,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,704 in 2010, up 1.2%.