How common is the surname Dorough?

1,224 people in the United States had the surname Dorough in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,243 Americans. It ranked 21,382nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dorough?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Dorough identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dorough?

Howie Dorough, American singer, followed by Bob Dorough.

Where is the surname Dorough most common?

Wikidata records people named Dorough in the United States.

Is the surname Dorough getting more or less common?

More common. 1,192 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,224 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Dorough

A surname, carried by 1,224 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dorough is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,224 people named Dorough in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,243 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,192.

#21,382

rank among US surnames

1,224

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #20,642)

Who is named Dorough

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

92% of people named Dorough identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Doroughs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Howie Dorough
American singer, born 1973
Bob Dorough
American pianist and singer (1923-2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dorough

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

Questions

How common is the surname Dorough?: 1,224 people in the United States had the surname Dorough in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,243 Americans. It ranked 21,382nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dorough?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Dorough identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dorough?: Howie Dorough, American singer, followed by Bob Dorough.
Where is the surname Dorough most common?: Wikidata records people named Dorough in the United States.
Is the surname Dorough getting more or less common?: More common. 1,192 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,224 in 2010, up 2.7%.