Explore the Family Name Dold

The meaning of Dold

German: from a short form of the personal name Berthold.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dold has slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dold ranked at 23,903 in terms of commonality, while in 2010, it climbed to the 23,881 position. This shows a modest growth of about 0.09%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also saw an increase from 986 in 2000 to 1,057 in 2010, representing an upsurge of 7.2%. However, when considered as a proportion per 100k people, the presence of the surname slightly decreased by 2.7%, moving from 0.37 to 0.36 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,903	#23,881	0.09%
Count	986	1,057	7.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.36	-2.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dold

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Dold has somewhat shifted in the period between the 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census. Predominantly, those bearing the name identify as White, increasing marginally from 93.31% in 2000 to 94.32% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also saw a significant rise of 66.9%, although it remains a smaller fraction of the overall composition at 2.37% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black drastically fell by 68.85%, from 1.83% in 2000 to just 0.57% in 2010. There was a slight decrease in the representation of two or more races, which dropped by 10.76%. It's notable that no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.31%	94.32%	1.08%
Hispanic	1.42%	2.37%	66.9%
Two or More Races	2.23%	1.99%	-10.76%
Black	1.83%	0.57%	-68.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%