Explore the Family Name Davidoff

The meaning of Davidoff

Westernized form of Russian and Jewish Davydov and Davidov. In some cases it may also be an American shortened form of the Slavic and Jewish patronymic Davidovich. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ari, Arye, Dov, Dror.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Davidoff saw a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name improved slightly, moving from 28,028 in 2000 to 27,678 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 1.25%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 805 to 869, marking a percentage change of 7.95%. However, when considered in proportion to every 100,000 people, this surname's prevalence decreased by 3.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,028	#27,678	1.25%
Count	805	869	7.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Davidoff

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Davidoff shows varied changes over the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as White with the Davidoff surname slightly decreased, going from 95.03% in 2000 to 94.25% in 2010. The portion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also dropped from 1.74% to 1.61%. The number of individuals who identified with two or more races, however, saw a significant increase of 84%, jumping from 0.75% to 1.38%. There was also a slight rise in the Hispanic population with this surname, ticking up from 2.11% to 2.42%. There were no recorded individuals with the Davidoff surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.03%	94.25%	-0.82%
Hispanic	2.11%	2.42%	14.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.74%	1.61%	-7.47%
Two or More Races	0.75%	1.38%	84%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%