Explore the Family Name Dorow
The meaning of Dorow
German: habitational name from Dorow, a place in Pomerania.
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How common is the last name Dorow in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dorow shifted slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dorow was ranked as the 29,570th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 30,889th place, representing a decrease in rank of 4.46 percent. Despite this slight dip in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Dorow surname increased marginally from 752 in 2000 to 753 in 2010, showing a slight growth of 0.13 percent.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #29,570 | #30,889 | -4.46% |
| Count | 752 | 753 | 0.13% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.28 | 0.26 | -7.14% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dorow
Ethnic identity associated with the surname Dorow also saw some changes during the same period based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 97.34 percent of those with the Dorow surname identified as White, but that figure decreased to 93.49 percent in 2010. There was an emergence of Hispanic (2.26 percent), Black (0.66 percent), and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.66 percent) identities among Dorows in 2010, which were not present in the 2000 data. The proportion of those identifying as two or more races doubled from 1.06 to 2.12 percent over the decade, while American Indian and Alaskan Native identity saw a slight increase from 0.66 to 0.80 percent.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.34% | 93.49% | -3.96% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 2.26% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 1.06% | 2.12% | 100% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.66% | 0.8% | 21.21% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.66% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0.66% | 0% |