Explore the Family Name Doiron

The meaning of Doiron

French: habitational name, with fused preposition d(e) ‘from’, for someone from Oiron in Deux-Sèvres. This surname is very rare in France. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Camille, Etienne, Emile, Adrien, Alcee, Alderic, Anatole, Eugenie, Germain, Lucien, Marcel.

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

The surname Doiron saw a slight decrease in popularity from the years 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Doiron was the 11,358th most common surname in the United States, a rank that fell to 11,988 in 2010, a change of -5.55%. Over the same decade, the count of individuals with the surname Doiron increased by 2.28%, from 2,547 to 2,605. However, proportionally, the prevalence of the surname per 100,000 people decreased by -6.38%, from 0.94 to 0.88.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,358	#11,988	-5.55%
Count	2,547	2,605	2.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.94	0.88	-6.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Doiron

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the ethnic identity associated with the Doiron surname changed between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Doirons identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.13% to 94.43%. There was an increase in those identifying as having two or more races (from 1.26% to 1.69%) and Hispanic (from 1.30% to 1.46%). Meanwhile, there was a minor decrease among those who identified as Black (from 0.98% to 0.92%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (from 1.14% to 1.00%). Interestingly, there was a notable increase in the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native Doirons, rising from 0.20% to 0.50%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.13%	94.43%	-0.74%
Two or More Races	1.26%	1.69%	34.13%
Hispanic	1.3%	1.46%	12.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.14%	1%	-12.28%
Black	0.98%	0.92%	-6.12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.2%	0.5%	150%