# Dorman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dorman/  
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) | 11,739 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,053 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,301 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.4% (11,698 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dorman 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

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

## People named Dorman

- Lee Dorman, American bassist (1942-2012)
- Sam Dorman, American diver
- Maurice Henry Dorman, British colonial administrator (1912-1993)
- Loretta Dorman, Australian field hockey player

## Similar surnames

Drummond, Drennan, Dearman, Drennen, DeArmond, Drennon, Drinnon, Durnin.

## 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.