How common is the surname Dorn?

10,206 people in the United States had the surname Dorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,251 Americans. It ranked 3,502nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dorn?

Michael Dorn, American actor, followed by Gerhard Dorn.

Where is the surname Dorn most common?

Wikidata records people named Dorn in the United States, Switzerland and Germany.

Is the surname Dorn getting more or less common?

More common. 10,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,206 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Dorn

A surname, carried by 10,206 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dorn is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,206 people named Dorn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,251 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,107.

#3,502

rank among US surnames

10,206

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #3,245)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,493	Glaser	10,235	30,166
#3,494	Weems	10,231	30,177
#3,495	McCallum	10,229	30,183
#3,496	Neil	10,228	30,186
#3,497	Leger	10,221	30,207
#3,498	Wayne	10,215	30,225
#3,499	Mendenhall	10,213	30,231

Who is named Dorn

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

85% of people named Dorn identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dorns

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Dorn
American actor, born 1952
Gerhard Dorn
Belgian physician, writer and translator (ca. 1530/35 - 1584 or later)
Dolores Dorn
American actress (1934–2019)
Joel Dorn
American record producer (1942–2007)
Pius Dorn
Association football player, born 1996

Notable Dorns come mostly from the United States (3), Switzerland (1) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dorn

Dorn has the Soundex code D650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D650.

Questions

How common is the surname Dorn?: 10,206 people in the United States had the surname Dorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,251 Americans. It ranked 3,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dorn?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Dorn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dorn?: Michael Dorn, American actor, followed by Gerhard Dorn.
Where is the surname Dorn most common?: Wikidata records people named Dorn in the United States, Switzerland and Germany.
Is the surname Dorn getting more or less common?: More common. 10,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,206 in 2010, up 1.0%.