Explore the Family Name Dockrey

The meaning of Dockrey

English (Cumberland, Lancashire, Yorkshire): variant of Dockray.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dockrey has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 73,154th in popularity and had a count of 247 bearers in the United States. However, by 2010, its rank had dropped to 78,316 and the number of individuals with this surname had slightly decreased to 244, marking a decline of 1.21%. The proportion of people named Dockrey per 100,000 residents also fell during this period, from 0.09 to 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,154	#78,316	-7.06%
Count	247	244	-1.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dockrey

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Dockrey has shifted somewhat over the same decade, as indicated by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 88.66% of those bearing the Dockrey surname identified as White, 4.05% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, and another 4.05% identified with two or more races. There were no reported bearers of the surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or Black. By 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White had decreased slightly to 86.48%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native had fallen to 2.46%. However, there was an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races (from 4.05% to 4.92%) and those identifying as Black (from 0% to 3.69%). No changes were noted for the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.66%	86.48%	-2.46%
Two or More Races	4.05%	4.92%	21.48%
Black	0%	3.69%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.05%	2.46%	-39.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%