Explore the Family Name Dobbert

The meaning of Dobbert

1. German: from a short form of the ancient Germanic name Theudobert, Old High German Thiotprecht, composed of the elements theud (Old High German thiot) ‘people, race’ + berht ‘bright, shining’. 2. East German (of Slavic origin): possibly a derivative of a personal name ultimately based on Old Slavic dobrъ ‘good’. Some characteristic forenames: German Armin.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dobbert has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dobbert ranked as the 76,700th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it fell to 82,317th place, representing a 7.32% drop. The total count of people with this surname also declined marginally from 233 to 229, a decrease of 1.72%. As well, the proportion of individuals named Dobbert per 100k people reduced by 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,700	#82,317	-7.32%
Count	233	229	-1.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dobbert

Moving to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dobbert, the Decennial U.S. Census data suggests that almost exclusively, individuals with this surname identify as White. In 2000, 99% of Dobberts identified as White, and this figure remained relatively stable over a decade, falling slightly to 98.69% by 2010. There was no recorded change in other categories such as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with these groups having 0% representation in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99%	98.69%	-0.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%