Explore the Family Name Dowsett

The meaning of Dowsett

English (Essex): nickname from Middle English doucet, dowcet, dulcette (Anglo-Norman French doucet), a diminutive of doux ‘sweet, pleasing, agreeable’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dowsett saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 53,299, but by 2010 it had climbed to 52,619, marking a change of 1.28%. The count of people with the Dowsett surname also increased during this time period, from 364 people in 2000 to 394 in 2010, an increase of 8.24%. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,299	#52,619	1.28%
Count	364	394	8.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dowsett

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that there were notable changes among those bearing the Dowsett surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (91.21% in 2000 and 87.31% in 2010), there was a slight decrease in this percentage over the decade. At the same time, the percentages of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic rose significantly, with increases of 122.63% and 53.94% respectively. The percentage of those identifying as belonging to two or more races also experienced a modest increase from 4.12% in 2000 to 4.31% in 2010. For Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities, the data was either suppressed or reported as zero for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.21%	87.31%	-4.28%
Hispanic	3.3%	5.08%	53.94%
Two or More Races	4.12%	4.31%	4.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.37%	3.05%	122.63%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%