Explore the Family Name Dorrance

The meaning of Dorrance

Scottish (Ayrshire and Kircudbrightshire): variant of Irish Doran, with excrescent -s.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dorrance has grown in the United States from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname moved up from 22,481 in 2000 to 20,201 in 2010, marking a 10.14% climb in its standing. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the Dorrance name increased from 1,068 to 1,319 over the same period, representing a substantial 23.5% growth. Additionally, the proportion per 100,000 individuals with the Dorrance surname rose by 12.5%, going from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.45 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,481	#20,201	10.14%
Count	1,068	1,319	23.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.45	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dorrance

When it comes to the ethnic identity attached to the Dorrance surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2010, a majority of individuals with this surname, about 88.02%, identified as White, a slight increase from 86.33% in 2000. Over the same decade, the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic decreased from 11.33% to 9.93%, marking a 12.36% drop. There was also a notable decrease among those identifying as Two or More Races, which dropped from 1.12% to 0.76%. Minor shifts were observed for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, showing a small increase from 0.66% to 0.68%. Data for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed or showed no change.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.33%	88.02%	1.96%
Hispanic	11.33%	9.93%	-12.36%
Two or More Races	1.12%	0.76%	-32.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	0.68%	3.03%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.56%	0%	0%