Explore the Family Name Dobberstein

The meaning of Dobberstein

German: metonymic occupational name for a dice maker or a nickname for a dice player, from Middle High German topel ‘die’ + stein ‘stone, cube’. Compare Doberstein and Dubberstein.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dobberstein has seen a slight decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, this surname was ranked 35,994th in terms of prevalence, but it fell to 38,582nd place by 2010, marking a decrease of 7.19%. The actual count of individuals with this last name also dropped marginally from 589 to 573 during the same period, indicating a change of -2.72%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Dobberstein per 100,000 decreased by 13.64% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,994	#38,582	-7.19%
Count	589	573	-2.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dobberstein

When we turn our attention to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dobberstein, it's interesting to note certain shifts that occurred between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of people with this last name identified as White in both years (97.45% in 2000 and 95.81% in 2010), there was a small decline of -1.68% over this decade. On the other hand, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled from 0.85% to 1.75%, and those identifying with two or more races saw a modest increase of 2.52%. The 2010 Census also registered a new ethnicity under this surname: Hispanic, accounting for 0.87% of the Dobbersteins.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.45%	95.81%	-1.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.85%	1.75%	105.88%
Two or More Races	1.19%	1.22%	2.52%
Hispanic	0%	0.87%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%