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    The surname Dorman

    A surname, carried by 11,739 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D655

    Dorman: #3,053 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Dorman #3,053, 11,739 people Dorman: #3,053 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dorman #3,053, 11,739 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dorman is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,739 people named Dorman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,301 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 11,698.

    #3,053
    rank among US surnames
    11,739
    people in 2010
    4.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.4%
    change since 2000 (was #2,812)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,044Ponder11,76426,245
    #3,045Beckett11,76326,247
    #3,046Applegate11,76226,249
    #3,047Larue11,75726,261
    #3,048Hudgins11,75526,265
    #3,049Paxton11,75426,267
    #3,050Martins11,75126,274

    Who is named Dorman

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

    89% of people named Dorman identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Dormans

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lee Dorman
      American bassist (1942-2012)
    • Sam Dorman
      American diver, born 1991
    • Maurice Henry Dorman
      British colonial administrator (1912-1993)
    • Loretta Dorman
      Australian field hockey player, born 1963

    Notable Dormans come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Dorman?
    11,739 people in the United States had the surname Dorman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,301 Americans. It ranked 3,053rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dorman?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Dorman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dorman?
    Lee Dorman, American bassist (1942-2012), followed by Sam Dorman.
    Where is the surname Dorman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dorman in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
    Is the surname Dorman getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,698 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,739 in 2010, up 0.4%.