How common is the surname Dotts?

1,381 people in the United States had the surname Dotts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,567 Americans. It ranked 19,551st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Dotts getting more or less common?

More common. 1,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,381 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Dotts

A surname, carried by 1,381 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dotts is more common than 88% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,381 people named Dotts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 223,567 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,255.

#19,551

rank among US surnames

1,381

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+10%

change since 2000 (was #19,828)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,551	Nepomuceno	1,381	223,567
#19,559	Walder	1,380	223,729

Who is named Dotts

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

80% of people named Dotts identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Dotts?: 1,381 people in the United States had the surname Dotts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,567 Americans. It ranked 19,551st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dotts?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Dotts identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Dotts getting more or less common?: More common. 1,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,381 in 2010, up 10%.