Explore the Family Name Dokken

The meaning of Dokken

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farms so named, especially in southeastern Norway, from Old Norse dǫkk ‘hollow, depression’. Compare Docken. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Jorgen, Arlis, Arnell, Erik, Hjalmer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dokken saw a minor fluctuation in its popularity between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 26,898th most popular surname and by 2010, it had slightly dropped to the 27,556th position, representing a decrease of approximately 2.45%. However, the count of people with the last name Dokken increased from 849 to 874 during this period, indicating a rise of 2.94%. The proportion of the Dokken surname per 100k people also saw a small dip of 3.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,898	#27,556	-2.45%
Count	849	874	2.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.3	-3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dokken

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dokken, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting trends. In 2000, about 97.41% identified as White, which decreased slightly to 95.54% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase from 1.30% to 2.63%. There was a notable shift in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, dropping from 0.94% in 2000 to none in 2010. The surname also saw an emergence of individuals identifying as Black and of two or more races in 2010, while no change was recorded for the American Indian and Alaskan Native category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.41%	95.54%	-1.92%
Hispanic	1.3%	2.63%	102.31%
Two or More Races	0%	0.8%	0%
Black	0%	0.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.94%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%