Explore the Family Name Dookie

The meaning of Dookie

Indian: from an Anglicized form of the Hindi personal name Dukhi ‘sorrowful’. This surname is found mainly in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, South Africa, and Jamaica; it is not used in India.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dookie has increased in popularity within the United States in recent years. In 2000, it was ranked as the 80,812th most common surname with 218 instances, while by 2010, it had risen significantly to the 60,505th position with 333 occurrences. This represents a percentage change of approximately 25.13% in rank and a substantial 52.75% increase in count. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 of the population also grew from 0.08 to 0.11, indicating an upward trend of 37.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,812	#60,505	25.13%
Count	218	333	52.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.11	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dookie

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dookie, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some distinctive shifts between 2000 and 2010. During this period, the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and White increased by 39.89% and 66.28% respectively, signifying a growing diversity among bearers of the Dookie surname. However, there was a remarkable decrease in the proportion of people with mixed racial heritage, dropping by 73.40%. Individuals who identified as Black saw a modest increase of 11.23%, whereas there were no changes observed in the Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	42.66%	47.45%	11.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	20.18%	28.23%	39.89%
White	5.96%	9.91%	66.28%
Two or More Races	29.36%	7.81%	-73.4%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%