# Doris (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,817 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,978 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 169,920 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.3% (1,822 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɔɹɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δωρίς (Dōrís). Etymology 1 sense 7 is owing to similarity to Boris.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Doris 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) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Doris in the United States.

## People named Doris

- Troy Doris, American triple jumper

## Similar surnames

Dorsey, Dorris, Dorazio, Dries, Darius, Dorries, Driggs, Dorsch, Drake, Derrick, Derosa, Darcy.

## 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.