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

Dollard, 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 Dollard surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dollard in America

Dollard is the 17970th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dollard surname appeared 1,555 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Dollard.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dollard 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 Dollard

The surname Dollard originated in Normandy, France during the medieval period. It derives from the Old French words "doler" meaning to hew or cut, and "hart" meaning hart or stag, suggesting the name may have initially referred to a woodcutter or someone involved in forestry or hunting.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the 1195 Curia Regis Rolls of Lincolnshire, England, which mention a William Dollard. The Hundred Rolls of 1273 also list a John Dollard from Oxfordshire. These early spellings include variants like Dolard, Dolhart, and Dolehard.

The name appears to have spread from Normandy to England following the Norman Conquest in 1066. Some theories suggest it may have derived from a place name, such as the village of Dolaird in the Orne region of Normandy.

Notable individuals with the surname Dollard include Adam Dollard des Ormeaux (1635-1660), a celebrated French-Canadian military hero who led a defense against Iroquois raiders near Montreal. Pieter Dollard (1737-1769) was a Dutch painter known for his portraits and genre scenes.

Other historical figures include John Dollard (1786-1868), an Irish merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin, and George Dollard (1774-1839), an English engraver and artist who worked on illustrations for various publications.

The surname can also be found in early American records, such as John Dollard, who was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1682, and Thomas Dollard, who arrived in Virginia from England in 1635.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dollard

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

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 Dollard 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 Dollard 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 Dollard was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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