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    The surname Doring

    A German patronymic surname, carried by 606 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D652

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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). Doring is more common than 77.3% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Two main origins: * A patronymic form of the English surname Dear. * Borrowed from German Döring.

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

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 606 people named Doring in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 509,481 Americans. That is down 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 623.

    #36,838
    rank among US surnames
    606
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.7%
    change since 2000 (was #34,399)

    Who is named Doring

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

    94% of people named Doring identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Dorings

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Julius Döring
      Baltic German artist (1818-1898)

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    Surnames that sound like Doring

    Doring has the Soundex code D652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D652.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Doring come from?
    Two main origins: * A patronymic form of the English surname Dear. * Borrowed from German Döring.
    How common is the surname Doring?
    606 people in the United States had the surname Doring in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 509,481 Americans. It ranked 36,838th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Doring?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Doring identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Doring?
    Julius Döring, Baltic German artist (1818-1898).
    Where is the surname Doring most common?
    Wikidata records people named Doring in Germany.
    What type of surname is Doring?
    Doring is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Doring getting more or less common?
    Less common. 623 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 606 in 2010, down 2.7%.