How common is the surname Dorfman?

2,814 people in the United States had the surname Dorfman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,718 Americans. It ranked 11,229th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dorfman?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dorfman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dorfman?

David Dorfman, American actor, followed by Tommy Dorfman.

Where is the surname Dorfman most common?

Wikidata records people named Dorfman in the United States.

Is the surname Dorfman getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,814 in 2010, down 2.3%.

The surname Dorfman

A surname, carried by 2,814 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D615

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dorfman is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,814 people named Dorfman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,718 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,881.

#11,229

rank among US surnames

2,814

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-2.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,255)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,225	Wolfgang	2,817	109,601
#11,226	Rohrbach	2,816	109,640
#11,228	Killinger	2,815	109,679
#11,229	Berthiaume	2,814	109,718
#11,236	Walkup	2,813	109,757

Who is named Dorfman

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

95% of people named Dorfman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dorfmans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Dorfman
American actor, born 1993
Tommy Dorfman
American actress, born 1992
Elsa Dorfman
American photographer (1937-2020)
Robert Dorfman
American economist (1916–2002)

Questions

How common is the surname Dorfman?: 2,814 people in the United States had the surname Dorfman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,718 Americans. It ranked 11,229th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dorfman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Dorfman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dorfman?: David Dorfman, American actor, followed by Tommy Dorfman.
Where is the surname Dorfman most common?: Wikidata records people named Dorfman in the United States.
Is the surname Dorfman getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,814 in 2010, down 2.3%.