Explore the Family Name Dorner
The meaning of Dorner
1. German (also Dörner): habitational name for someone from any of the places called Dorn or Dornau in Bavaria, or either of two places called Dorna, in Saxony and Thuringia. 2. German (also Dörner): northern variant of Turner, an occupational name for a watchman, someone who manned a tower. This surname is also found in France (Vosges, Alsace, and Lorraine). Compare Durner. 3. Breton (also Le Dorner): occupational name for a thresher, derived from dornañ ‘to beat, to thresh’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erwin, Horst, Otto, Wolfgang.
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How common is the last name Dorner in the United States?
Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dorner has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dorner was ranked as the 14,444th most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 1,896 individuals carrying this last name. By 2010, it had risen to the 14,025th rank, with 2,148 individuals identified by this surname, representing a 13.29% increase in count over the decade. The proportion of the population with this surname also increased by 4.29%, from 0.7 per 100,000 people in 2000 to 0.73 per 100,000 in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #14,444 | #14,025 | 2.9% |
| Count | 1,896 | 2,148 | 13.29% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.7 | 0.73 | 4.29% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dorner
The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Dorner surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Dorner surname identified as White, though this percentage decreased slightly from 91.77% in 2000 to 90.64% in 2010. There was an increase in those identifying as two or more races, from 0.79% to 1.63%, and those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.69% to 2.65%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black slightly decreased from 4.48% to 4.33%. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were suppressed in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 91.77% | 90.64% | -1.23% |
| Black | 4.48% | 4.33% | -3.35% |
| Hispanic | 1.69% | 2.65% | 56.8% |
| Two or More Races | 0.79% | 1.63% | 106.33% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.95% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.32% | 0% | 0% |