How Many People Have the Last Name Dorsey?
people had the surname Dorsey in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,761 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Black
Change Since 2000
+2,527 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Dorsey (52.2%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 41.8%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Dorsey ranks #9. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 44% to 41.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Dorsey grew from 41,104 people in 2000 to 43,631 in 2010 (up 6.1%), and its rank fell from #763 to #793. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 15.24 to 14.79 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 41,104 | 43,631 |
| Rank | #763 | #793 |
| Per 100,000 people | 15.24 | 14.79 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Dorsey
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Dorsey: D620
👤 Dorsey as a First Name
Dorsey is a first name too: about 2,219 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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