Explore the Family Name Dorsainvil

The meaning of Dorsainvil

Haitian: ornamental name derived from Dorvil or Sainvil, and as such composed of French d’or ‘of gold’ and of two common French (and Haitian Creole) surname elements, saint ‘holy’ and vil ‘settlement’ (see Vil).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dorsainvil has seen a considerable increase in popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 43,955th and climbed to 29,447th in 2010, demonstrating a significant change of 33.01%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also rose from 462 in 2000 to 802 in 2010, marking an impressive growth rate of 73.59%. Additionally, the proportion of people named Dorsainvil per 100,000 increased by 58.82% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,955	#29,447	33.01%
Count	462	802	73.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.27	58.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dorsainvil

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnicity of individuals carrying the Dorsainvil surname. Between 2000 and 2010, there was no recorded presence of Asian/Pacific Islander, White, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities associated with this surname. However, a notable portion identified as Black: 89.18% in 2000, which increased to 95.64% in 2010. The percentage of Dorsainvils identifying with two or more races saw a decline, decreasing from 8.44% in 2000 to 2.37% in 2010. The Hispanic community within the Dorsainvil surname also slightly decreased from 1.3% to 1.12% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	89.18%	95.64%	7.24%
Two or More Races	8.44%	2.37%	-71.92%
Hispanic	1.3%	1.12%	-13.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%