Explore the Family Name Dolgin

The meaning of Dolgin

Jewish (from Belarus): patronymic from a Russian nickname based on dolgiy ‘long’. It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Giora, Avram, Etty, Osher, Yehudah. Russian Aleksandr, Dmitriy, Semyon, Yury.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dolgin has grown modestly in popularity over the years. In 2000, the name ranked 55,003 in popularity and had a count of 350; by 2010, however, it had moved up to rank 54,990, with a count of 374. This represents a growth rate of approximately 6.86% over the decade. Despite this increase, the proportion of people with the surname Dolgin per 100,000 individuals remained steady at 0.13 both in 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,003	#54,990	0.02%
Count	350	374	6.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dolgin

When it comes to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Dolgin identify as White. In 2000, about 95.43% of Dolgins identified as White, and this figure slightly increased to 95.72% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of Dolgins who identify as Hispanic also increased from 1.43% in 2000 to 2.41% in 2010. There was a small representation of Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010 (1.34%), which was not present in 2000. However, the representation of those identifying with two or more races decreased from 2% in 2000 to none in 2010. The census did not show any Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native Dolgins in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.43%	95.72%	0.3%
Hispanic	1.43%	2.41%	68.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.34%	0%
Two or More Races	2%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%