Explore the Family Name Doke

The meaning of Doke

English: variant of Duke.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Doke' has slightly increased in the United States from 2000 to 2010. Ranked as the 26,829th most popular last name in 2000, it climbed to the 26,695th position by 2010. This is a positive change of 0.5%. In terms of pure numbers, there were 852 individuals with the Doke surname in 2000, and this count increased by approximately 7% to 912 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people has slightly dropped by 3.12%, indicating that the general population growth may have outpaced the increase in the prevalence of the Doke surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,829	#26,695	0.5%
Count	852	912	7.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.31	-3.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Doke

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010 for those bearing the Doke surname. The dominant ethnicity associated with the surname was White, accounting for 88.03% in 2000 and dropping to 82.46% by 2010. Although still a small percentage, the Hispanic representation among those named Doke more than doubled, from 1.76% to 3.84%. Similarly, individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw a significant increase, going from 1.53% to 3.18%. Those identifying as two or more races and Black saw modest increases of 10.03% and 11.35% respectively. Lastly, individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native nearly doubled from 1.17% to 2.19%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.03%	82.46%	-6.33%
Black	4.23%	4.71%	11.35%
Hispanic	1.76%	3.84%	118.18%
Two or More Races	3.29%	3.62%	10.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.53%	3.18%	107.84%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.17%	2.19%	87.18%