# Douglass (surname)

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

A surname from Scottish Gaelic, a less common spelling of Douglas.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,862 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,438 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,774 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (14,236 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Douglass 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Douglass in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Douglass

- Frederick Douglass, African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895)
- Kate Douglass, American swimmer
- Andrew Ellicott Douglass, American astronomer and dendrochronologist (1867 - 1962)
- Jack Douglass, American Internet personality (born 1988)
- Sarah Mapps Douglass, American activist and artist (1806-1882)
- Adele Astaire, American dancer and entertainer (1896-1981)
- Don Douglas, British actor (1905-1945)

## Similar surnames

Douglas, Duclos.

## 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.