# Dorian (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dorian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 967 |
| US rank (2010) | 25,535 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 319,282 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.8% (995 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dorian in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dorian in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Dorian

- Nancy Dorian, American linguist
- George Segal, American actor (1934–2021)
- Erich Segal, American writer (1937-2010)
- Peter Segal, American film director (born 1962)
- Robby Benson, American actor and director
- Irving Segal, American mathematician (1918–1998)
- Anna Segal, Australian freestyle skier
- Vivienne Segal, American actress (1897-1992)
- Lore Segal, American novelist, translator, teacher, children's author (1928–2024)
- Walter Segal, architect and self-build pioneer (1907–1985)

## Similar surnames

Duran, Doran, Dorn, Drain, Drane, Doiron, Drouin, Dorney, Dorame, Drohan, Durham, Duron.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.