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

Dolmo, 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 Dolmo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dolmo in America

Dolmo is the 113791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dolmo surname appeared 154 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 Dolmo.

The history of the last name Dolmo

The surname DOLMO originated in the region of Dolpa, a remote district in the Himalayas of northwestern Nepal. The name is believed to have first appeared in written records during the 14th century, when the isolated Dolpa region was part of the Malla Kingdom.

DOLMO is derived from the Tibetan word "Dol-mo", meaning a hidden valley or secluded place. This reflects the rugged, mountainous terrain and isolated nature of the Dolpa district, which was historically difficult to access. Similar spellings found in ancient texts include Dolpo, Dolpoko, and Dholmo.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname DOLMO was Khenpo Ngawang Dolmo, a Buddhist lama and meditation master born in Dolpa around 1520. He founded several monasteries in the region and is revered for his teachings on Buddhist philosophy.

In the 17th century, a DOLMO family is mentioned in a royal decree from the Malla Kingdom, granting them land rights in the Dolpa region. This suggests the name had become established as a hereditary surname by that time.

A notable figure from the 19th century was Tenzin Dolmo, a female Buddhist scholar and teacher born in 1868 in Dolpa. She traveled widely, teaching and establishing nunneries, and was known for her expertise in Buddhist texts and philosophy.

Another individual of historical significance was Lhakpa Dolmo, a pioneering Nepali mountain climber born in 1954 in Dolpa. She was the first Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest in 2000 and received numerous awards for her achievements in mountaineering.

While primarily found in the Dolpa region of Nepal, the surname DOLMO has also been recorded in neighboring regions of Tibet and India, likely due to migration and cultural exchange in the Himalayan region over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dolmo

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

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 Dolmo 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.

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

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