Explore the Family Name Doh

The meaning of Doh

1. South German (Swabia): unexplained. This surname is rare in Germany. 2. Burmese (Karen): from a personal name usually forming part of a compound name, from doh ‘big’. — Note: Since Karens do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Doh" has seen a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 68,569th in popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 37,029th spot—a remarkable 46 percent change. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname more than doubled from 268 in 2000 to 603 in 2010, representing a 125 percent increase. The proportion per 100,000 people also rose from 0.1 to 0.2 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,569	#37,029	46%
Count	268	603	125%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.2	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Doh

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the "Doh" surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group's representation increased from 66.79 percent in 2000 to 71.48 percent in 2010—an increase of over 7 percent. Meanwhile, there were notable declines in the number of individuals identifying as White and those identifying with two or more races, dropping by 49.60 percent and 55.56 percent respectively. Conversely, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname slightly increased from 18.66 percent to 21.23 percent. There were no discernible changes among Hispanic and American Indian/Alaskan Native populations within this surname group.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	66.79%	71.48%	7.02%
Black	18.66%	21.23%	13.77%
White	11.19%	5.64%	-49.6%
Two or More Races	2.61%	1.16%	-55.56%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%