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    The surname Dozier

    A surname, carried by 16,091 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D260

    Dozier: #2,259 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Dozier #2,259, 16,091 people Dozier: #2,259 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dozier #2,259, 16,091 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dozier is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,091 people named Dozier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,187 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,207.

    #2,259
    rank among US surnames
    16,091
    people in 2010
    5.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.8%
    change since 2000 (was #2,195)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,250Adame16,19319,067
    #2,251Bynum16,16619,098
    #2,252Farias16,15319,114
    #2,253Brannon16,13619,134
    #2,254Cazares16,13419,136
    #2,255Brenner16,11419,160
    #2,256Ladd16,11219,162

    Who is named Dozier

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

    47% of people named Dozier identified as Black (not Hispanic), 47% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 47%
    • White (not Hispanic) 47%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Doziers

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lamont Dozier
      American singer-songwriter (1941–2022)
    • P. J. Dozier
      American basketball player (born 1996)
    • Brian Dozier
      Baseball player from the United States, born 1987
    • William Dozier
      American film and television producer and actor (1908-1991)
    • Robert Dozier
      American basketball player (born 1985)

    Notable Doziers come mostly from the United States (4) and France (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Dozier?
    16,091 people in the United States had the surname Dozier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,187 Americans. It ranked 2,259th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dozier?
    In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Dozier identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 47% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dozier?
    Lamont Dozier, American singer-songwriter (1941–2022), followed by P. J. Dozier.
    Where is the surname Dozier most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dozier in the United States and France.
    Is the surname Dozier getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,207 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,091 in 2010, up 5.8%.