Find out how popular the last name Dockendorff is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dockendorff.

Dockendorff, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dockendorff surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dockendorff in America

Dockendorff is the 109258th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dockendorff surname appeared 162 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dockendorff.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dockendorff to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dockendorff

The surname Dockendorff has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the medieval period around the 12th century. It is believed to have originated from a place name, as was common with many Germanic surnames during that time. The name likely derives from the Old German words "docke," meaning a small hill or mound, and "dorf," meaning a village or hamlet. Thus, Dockendorff may refer to a person who hailed from a small village situated on or near a hill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dockendorff can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, dating back to the 13th century. Here, a certain "Hinricus de Dockendorp" is mentioned in a document from the year 1287.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the name Dockendorff was Johann Dockendorff, a German theologian and clergyman born around 1430 in the town of Zwickau, Saxony. He was a prominent figure during the Reformation and worked closely with Martin Luther.

Another individual of historical significance was Christoph Dockendorff, a German jurist and legal scholar who lived in the 16th century. He served as a judge and legal advisor in the court of the Elector of Saxony and published several influential works on German law.

Moving forward to the 17th century, Hans Dockendorff, born in 1625 in Nuremberg, was a renowned clockmaker and inventor. His intricate clocks and mechanical devices were highly sought after by the nobility and aristocracy of the time.

In the 18th century, Johann Friedrich Dockendorff, born in 1724 in Dresden, was a respected botanist and naturalist. He conducted extensive research on the flora of Saxony and published several notable works on the subject.

Throughout its history, the surname Dockendorff has undergone various spelling variations, including Dockendorp, Dockendorpe, and Dockendorp-auf-der-Höhe, reflecting regional linguistic differences and the evolution of the German language over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dockendorff

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dockendorff.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dockendorff was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dockendorff has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dockendorff was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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