Explore the Family Name Dauphinee

The meaning of Dauphinee

Altered form of French Dauphiné (see Dauphine). Some characteristic forenames: French Damien.

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How common is the last name Dauphinee in the United States?

The popularity of the surname Dauphinee has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Dauphinee was ranked as the 48,293rd most popular surname in the United States, represented by an estimated 411 individuals. By 2010, it had risen to the 45,026th position, with an approximate count of 476 individuals bearing the name. This represents a change of 6.76% in rank and a 15.82% increase in the number of people with the Dauphinee surname. As a proportion per 100,000 people, this represents a modest rise from 0.15 to 0.16, a change of 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,293	#45,026	6.76%
Count	411	476	15.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.16	6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dauphinee

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that those with the Dauphinee surname predominantly identify as White, with 94.40% in 2000 decreasing slightly to 93.70% in 2010. The census data shows no Asian/Pacific Islander or Black individuals with this surname for both years. The category of Two or more races saw a small decrease from 2.19% to 2.10%. Interestingly, there is a new appearance of Hispanic representation at 2.10% in 2010, where there was none in 2000. The percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped significantly from 1.95% to 1.05%, showing a decrease of 46.15%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.4%	93.7%	-0.74%
Two or More Races	2.19%	2.1%	-4.11%
Hispanic	0%	2.1%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.95%	1.05%	-46.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%