The surname Doss
A surname, carried by 21,366 people in the United States.
Pronounced /bɔs/ 1 syllable Soundex D200
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 21,366 people named Doss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,450 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,623.
Who is named Doss
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
71% of people named Doss identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 71%
- Black (not Hispanic) 24%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
- Two or more races 1.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Famous Dosss
2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Desmond DossAmerican solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipien, 1919–2006
- Nannie DossAmerican serial killer (1905–1965)
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Doss has the Soundex code D200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D200.
Questions
- How common is the surname Doss?
- 21,366 people in the United States had the surname Doss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,450 Americans. It ranked 1,687th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Doss?
- In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Doss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Doss?
- Desmond Doss, American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipien, followed by Nannie Doss.
- Where is the surname Doss most common?
- Wikidata records people named Doss in the United States.
- How do you pronounce Doss?
- Doss is /bɔs/, one syllable.
- Is the surname Doss getting more or less common?
- More common. 20,623 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,366 in 2010, up 3.6%.