# Doss (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/doss/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 21,366 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,687 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,450 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (20,623 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bɔs/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Doss in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Doss in the United States.

## People named Doss

- Desmond Doss, American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipien
- Nannie Doss, American serial killer (1905–1965)

## Similar surnames

Dass, Dossey, Doshi, Dosch, Diaz, Duke, Dickey, Dick, Desai, Dias, Diggs, Dees.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.