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    The surname Dorner

    A surname, carried by 2,148 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D656

    Dorner: #14,025 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Dorner #14,025, 2,148 people Dorner: #14,025 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dorner #14,025, 2,148 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dorner is more common than 91.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,148 people named Dorner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,736 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,896.

    #14,025
    rank among US surnames
    2,148
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13.3%
    change since 2000 (was #14,444)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,025Blackmer2,148143,736
    #14,030Dziedzic2,147143,803

    Who is named Dorner

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

    91% of people named Dorner identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    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 Dorners

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Christopher Dorner
      American LAPD police officer, United States Navy reservist and murderer (1979-2013)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Dorner

    Dorner has the Soundex code D656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D656.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Dorner?
    2,148 people in the United States had the surname Dorner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,736 Americans. It ranked 14,025th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dorner?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Dorner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dorner?
    Christopher Dorner, American LAPD police officer, United States Navy reservist and murderer (1979-2013).
    Where is the surname Dorner most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dorner in the United States.
    Is the surname Dorner getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,896 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,148 in 2010, up 13%.