Explore the Family Name Dolder

The meaning of Dolder

1. German: variant of Dold. 2. South German: perhaps a topographic name denoting someone who lived in a house overshadowed by trees, from Middle High German tolde ‘treetop’. 3. South German (Swabia): nickname for someone who was prone to stumbling. 4. Possibly also from the Dutch habitational name Van (den) Dolder, from Den Dolder, a place in the province Utrecht. Some characteristic forenames: German Ulrich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Dolder" decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 47,210th most common surname, but dropped to the 50,851st position by 2010, reflecting a 7.71% decrease. The count of individuals with this surname also reduced slightly, from 423 in 2000 to 410 in 2010, marking a 3.07% decline. Consequently, the proportion of people named Dolder per 100,000 decreased by 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,210	#50,851	-7.71%
Count	423	410	-3.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dolder

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Dolder", as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data, has also seen some minor shifts over the same period. The majority of bearers of this surname identified as White, making up 97.16% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 96.59% in 2010. There was a small representation of Hispanic ethnicity among those with the surname, increasing marginally from 1.65% in 2000 to 1.71% in 2010. There were no reported instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.16%	96.59%	-0.59%
Hispanic	1.65%	1.71%	3.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%