Explore the Family Name Dockter

The meaning of Dockter

German: occupational name for a surgeon or doctor, in earlier ages often practised as a part of a barber’s job. This is also an Americanized form of the German variants and Dutch cognates Dokter and Docter. Compare Docktor and Doctor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dockter saw a slight dip in popularity ranking from 13,319 in 2000 to 13,517 in 2010, marking a decrease of 1.49%. However, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased by 6.91% during this period, from 2,099 to 2,244. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a marginal decline of 2.56%, dropping from 0.78 in 2000 to 0.76 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,319	#13,517	-1.49%
Count	2,099	2,244	6.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.78	0.76	-2.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dockter

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Dockter surname identify as White, accounting for 97.09% in 2000 and 96.39% in 2010, a slight decrease of 0.72%. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a notable increase of 37.65%, rising from 1.62% to 2.23%. The proportion of those identifying with two or more races also experienced growth, increasing by 5.26% from 0.76% in 2000 to 0.80% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a new ethnic identity category reported in 2010, with 0.27% identifying as Black. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.09%	96.39%	-0.72%
Hispanic	1.62%	2.23%	37.65%
Two or More Races	0.76%	0.8%	5.26%
Black	0%	0.27%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.24%	0%	0%