Explore the Family Name Donson

The meaning of Donson

English (Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire): 1. perhaps a shortened form of Donaldson or Dunstan, or a perhaps a patronymic from a shortened form of the latter. 2. (of French Huguenot origin): altered form of Dansan, a habitational name, with fused preposition d(e) ‘from’, denoting someone from Ansan (Gers).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Donson has seen a decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it ranked as the 47,120th most common surname, but by 2010 it had fallen to the 51,066th spot, representing an 8.37% drop. The total count of people with this surname also decreased from 424 in 2000 to 408 in 2010, a fall of 3.77%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k population fell by 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,120	#51,066	-8.37%
Count	424	408	-3.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Donson

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Donson changed somewhat between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, there were changes observed in other categories. The percentage identifying as White decreased from 58.25% to 50.49%, a fall of 13.32%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black increased from 37.97% to 44.36%, a rise of 16.83%. Small increases were also noted in the categories of Two or more races (from 1.18% to 1.23%) and Hispanic (from 2.36% to 2.45%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	58.25%	50.49%	-13.32%
Black	37.97%	44.36%	16.83%
Hispanic	2.36%	2.45%	3.81%
Two or More Races	1.18%	1.23%	4.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%