Explore the Family Name Dooling

The meaning of Dooling

1. Irish: variant of Dolan 1. 2. English: variant of Dolling, a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English dolling, douling, dulling ‘dull or stupid one’. Compare Doll, Dollins, and Duling.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dooling has seen some changes from 2000 to 2010. In terms of rank, the surname moved from being the 21,694th most popular name in 2000, to the 23,002nd in 2010 - a decline of 6.03%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased slightly from 1,119 to 1,111, marking a reduction of 0.71%. The proportion of people named Dooling per 100,000 residents also saw a decrease of 7.32% during this time.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,694	#23,002	-6.03%
Count	1,119	1,111	-0.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.38	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dooling

From an ethnic identity standpoint, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of those with the Dooling surname identify as White, although the percentage decreased from 95.26% in 2000 to 93.52% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 72.80%, moving from 1.25% in 2000 to 2.16% in 2010. While small, there was also growth in the number of Doolings identifying as Black (a rise of 4.85%) and those identifying with two or more races (a significant increase of 157.14%). Meanwhile, there were no recorded individuals with the Dooling surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.26%	93.52%	-1.83%
Hispanic	1.25%	2.16%	72.8%
Black	2.06%	2.16%	4.85%
Two or More Races	0.63%	1.62%	157.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%