Explore the Family Name Donez

The meaning of Donez

Hispanic: altered form of Spanish and Catalan Dones.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Donez saw a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 58,257th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 60,505th position, marking a decrease of 3.86%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Donez surname increased from 326 in 2000 to 333 in 2010, suggesting a growth of 2.15% over the decade. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Donez name decreased by 8.33%, from 0.12 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,257	#60,505	-3.86%
Count	326	333	2.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Donez

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the Donez surname is predominantly associated with the Hispanic ethnic identity. In 2000, a vast majority (92.33%) of those with the Donez surname identified as Hispanic. By 2010, though still a significant proportion, the percentage of Hispanics with the Donez last name had slightly dropped to 87.69%, marking a decrease of 5.03%. Over the same period, the percentage of those identifying as White increased substantially from 5.52% to 9.01%, indicating a surge of 63.22%. There were no recorded instances of this surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, those of two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.33%	87.69%	-5.03%
White	5.52%	9.01%	63.22%
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%