Explore the Family Name Dolin

The meaning of Dolin

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of several places in Ukraine and Belarus called Dolina, from Slavic dolina ‘valley’. 2. Irish: altered form of Dolan. 3. French: metonymic occupational name for a carpenter, from a derivative of doler ‘to shave or plane’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dolin has witnessed a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. While it ranked 14,259 in popularity in 2000, it slipped to 14,545 in 2010, marking a 2.01% decrease. However, the count of individuals bearing this surname increased from 1,929 in 2000 to 2,049 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 6.22%. The proportion per 100k people also dipped from 0.72 to 0.69 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,259	#14,545	-2.01%
Count	1,929	2,049	6.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.69	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dolin

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some noteworthy shifts among people with the Dolin surname. In 2010, there were recorded instances of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities, which did not appear in the 2000 data. Moreover, the proportion of those identifying as Black rose significantly by 67.74% over the decade. The percentage of Whites slightly shrank from 94.92% to 94.53%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic fraction increased modestly by 1.52%. There was a notable decrease in the representation of those identifying with two or more races, dropping by 40.35% from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.92%	94.53%	-0.41%
Hispanic	1.97%	2%	1.52%
Black	0.93%	1.56%	67.74%
Two or More Races	1.71%	1.02%	-40.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.59%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.29%	0%