Explore the Family Name Dobner

The meaning of Dobner

German (Döbner): habitational name for someone from a place called Döben in Saxony.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dobner experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 64,934 in terms of popularity among all surnames in the United States and dropped to 74,608 by 2010, showing a decrease of 14.9%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also decreased during this period, from 286 in 2000 to 259 in 2010, marking a 9.44% drop. The proportion of people named Dobner per 100,000 individuals similarly fell by 18.18%, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,934	#74,608	-14.9%
Count	286	259	-9.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dobner

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a predominantly White association with the Dobner surname. In 2000, approximately 94.06% of individuals with this surname identified as White, and this increased slightly to 96.53% by 2010. No individuals with the Dobner surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. A small percentage (1.75%) identified as Black in 2000, but this number was reduced to zero by 2010. Those identifying as having two or more races also went from 3.15% in 2000 to none in 2010. There was, however, a newly emerged Hispanic representation within the Dobner surname holders in 2010, at 1.93%, where there had been none in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.06%	96.53%	2.63%
Hispanic	0%	1.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.15%	0%	0%
Black	1.75%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%