How common is the surname Doris?

1,817 people in the United States had the surname Doris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,920 Americans. It ranked 15,978th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Doris?

Troy Doris, American triple jumper.

Where is the surname Doris most common?

Wikidata records people named Doris in the United States.

How do you pronounce Doris?

Doris is /ˈdɔɹɪs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Doris getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,817 in 2010, down 0.3%.

Is Doris also a first name?

Yes. Doris 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 Doris

A surname, carried by 1,817 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɔɹɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex D620 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). Doris is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,817 people named Doris in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,920 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,822.

#15,978

rank among US surnames

1,817

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #14,898)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,970	Deines	1,818	169,827
#15,978	Doris	1,817	169,920
#15,985	Manges	1,816	170,014

Who is named Doris

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

77% of people named Doris identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.4%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Doriss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Troy Doris
American triple jumper, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Doris

Doris has the Soundex code D620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D620.

Questions

Where does the surname Doris come from?: From Ancient Greek Δωρίς (Dōrís). Etymology 1 sense 7 is owing to similarity to Boris.
How common is the surname Doris?: 1,817 people in the United States had the surname Doris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,920 Americans. It ranked 15,978th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Doris?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Doris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Doris?: Troy Doris, American triple jumper.
Where is the surname Doris most common?: Wikidata records people named Doris in the United States.
How do you pronounce Doris?: Doris is /ˈdɔɹɪs/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Doris getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,817 in 2010, down 0.3%.
Is Doris also a first name?: Yes. Doris 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.