How common is the surname Dore?

5,075 people in the United States had the surname Dore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,837 Americans. It ranked 6,662nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dore?

Adrienne Dore, American model, beauty pageant winner (1907-1992), followed by Jimmy Dore.

Where is the surname Dore most common?

Wikidata records people named Dore in the United States.

Is the surname Dore getting more or less common?

More common. 4,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,075 in 2010, up 2.9%.

Is Dore also a first name?

Yes. Dore 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 Dore

A French patronymic surname, carried by 5,075 people in the United States.

1 syllable 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). Dore is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

* As an English surname, from the noun dore (“kind of bumblebee”). * Also as an English surname, from the placename Dorr in Derbyshire or Herefordshire; see Dorr. Sometimes influenced or directly from the noun door. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Doghair (“descendant of Doghar”), a byname meaning "sadness" (compare dubhghrá, from dubh + grá). * As a French surname, from Old French doré (“golden”). Compare Dorais. * As a Hungarian surname, from the adjective dőre (“stupid, useless”).

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

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,075 people named Dore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,837 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,934.

#6,662

rank among US surnames

5,075

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,353)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,653	Lewin	5,088	60,681
#6,654	Brotherton	5,086	60,705
#6,655	Galbreath	5,083	60,741
#6,656	Burson	5,082	60,753
#6,657	Hammack	5,080	60,777
#6,658	Beauregard	5,078	60,801
#6,661	Forest	5,076	60,825

Who is named Dore

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

84% of people named Dore identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dores

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adrienne Dore
American model, beauty pageant winner (1907-1992)
Jimmy Dore
American comedian and political commentator (born 1965)
Ann McLaughlin Korologos
American politician (1941–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dore

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

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dore come from?: * As an English surname, from the noun dore (“kind of bumblebee”). * Also as an English surname, from the placename Dorr in Derbyshire or Herefordshire; see Dorr. Sometimes influenced or directly from the noun door. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Doghair (“descendant of Doghar”), a byname meaning…
How common is the surname Dore?: 5,075 people in the United States had the surname Dore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,837 Americans. It ranked 6,662nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dore?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Dore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dore?: Adrienne Dore, American model, beauty pageant winner (1907-1992), followed by Jimmy Dore.
Where is the surname Dore most common?: Wikidata records people named Dore in the United States.
What type of surname is Dore?: Dore is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Dore getting more or less common?: More common. 4,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,075 in 2010, up 2.9%.
Is Dore also a first name?: Yes. Dore 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.