Explore the Family Name Dodsworth

The meaning of Dodsworth

English (Yorkshire and Durham): variant of Dodworth, a habitational name for someone from Dodworth in Yorkshire (recorded in the Domesday Book as Dodeswrde), named from the Old English personal name Dodd(a) + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dodsworth has experienced slight fluctuations over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 53,047 and by 2010, it had slipped slightly to rank 53,204. The number of people bearing the name Dodsworth also increased from 366 in 2000 to 389 in 2010, marking a growth of 6.28%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k individuals, there was a decrease of 7.14% from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,047	#53,204	-0.3%
Count	366	389	6.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dodsworth

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnicity associated with the surname Dodsworth. As per 2010 data, a majority of those with the surname Dodsworth identified as White, constituting 95.89%, which is a minor decrease from 97.27% in 2000. A small percentage identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, decreasing from 2.19% in 2000 to 1.29% in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no individuals who identified as Hispanic in 2000, this subgroup constituted 2.57% of the total in 2010. The records for those identifying as two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaska Native were either zero or suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.27%	95.89%	-1.42%
Hispanic	0%	2.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.19%	1.29%	-41.1%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%