How common is the surname Dorsett?

5,208 people in the United States had the surname Dorsett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,283 Americans. It ranked 6,514th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dorsett?

Tony Dorsett, American football player (born 1954), followed by Phillip Dorsett.

Where is the surname Dorsett most common?

Wikidata records people named Dorsett in the United States.

Is the surname Dorsett getting more or less common?

More common. 5,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,208 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Dorsett

A surname, carried by 5,208 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dorsett is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,208 people named Dorsett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,283 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,121.

#6,514

rank among US surnames

5,208

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,161)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,510	Robin	5,212	59,237
#6,511	Melgoza	5,211	59,249
#6,513	Allgood	5,210	59,260
#6,514	Raab	5,208	59,283

Who is named Dorsett

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

71% of people named Dorsett identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dorsetts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tony Dorsett
American football player (born 1954)
Phillip Dorsett
American football player, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dorsett

Dorsett has the Soundex code D623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D623.

Questions

How common is the surname Dorsett?: 5,208 people in the United States had the surname Dorsett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,283 Americans. It ranked 6,514th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dorsett?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Dorsett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dorsett?: Tony Dorsett, American football player (born 1954), followed by Phillip Dorsett.
Where is the surname Dorsett most common?: Wikidata records people named Dorsett in the United States.
Is the surname Dorsett getting more or less common?: More common. 5,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,208 in 2010, up 1.7%.