Explore the Family Name Dorame

The meaning of Dorame

Hispanic (Mexico; Dórame): unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jesus, Francisco, Jose, Ramon, Ricardo, Armida, Efren, Ana, Artemisa, Arturo, Carlos, Celso.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dorame has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 22,143rd most popular surname, rising to the 20,232nd position in 2010, a change of 8.63%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 1,089 in 2000 to 1,316 in 2010, marking a substantial increase of 20.84%. The proportion of people named Dorame per 100,000 population increased by 12.5%, from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.45 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,143	#20,232	8.63%
Count	1,089	1,316	20.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.45	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dorame

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Dorame identify as Hispanic, comprising 87.97% in 2000 and growing slightly to 89.06% in 2010. The second largest group identifies as white, although this proportion decreased from 8.45% in 2000 to 7.75% in 2010. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native made up 2.39% in 2000 and 2.28% in 2010. A small percentage identified as belonging to two or more races, dropping from 0.64% in 2000 to 0.61% in 2010. Data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black were either suppressed for privacy (indicated by "(S)") or recorded as zero.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.97%	89.06%	1.24%
White	8.45%	7.75%	-8.28%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.39%	2.28%	-4.6%
Two or More Races	0.64%	0.61%	-4.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.55%	0%	0%