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

Dominique, 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 Dominique surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dominique in America

Dominique is the 10822nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dominique surname appeared 2,943 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 Dominique.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dominique 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 Dominique

The surname Dominique is of French origin and dates back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Latin name Dominicus, meaning "of the Lord" or "belonging to God". The name likely originated as a nickname for a devout Christian or someone associated with the Dominican order of monks.

In the 12th century, the name Dominique appeared in records from the Île-de-France region, particularly around Paris and its surrounding areas. It was also found in various medieval manuscripts and documents from other parts of northern France.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dominique can be found in the Cartulaire de Notre-Dame de Paris, a collection of charters and documents from the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, dating back to the late 12th century. The name was also mentioned in the Livre des métiers, a medieval book detailing the regulations and practices of various trades and professions in Paris, written around 1268.

Over the centuries, the surname Dominique spread across France and beyond, with variations in spelling such as Domenic, Dominic, and Dominick. Notable individuals with this surname include Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), a renowned French Neoclassical painter; Dominique Pire (1910-1969), a Belgian Dominican friar and Nobel Peace Prize laureate; and Dominique Wilkins (born 1960), an American professional basketball player.

Other prominent figures bearing the Dominique surname include Dominique Baratelli (1719-1799), a French architect known for his work in St. Petersburg, Russia; Dominique Gardère (1679-1741), a French explorer and trader who established settlements in Louisiana; and Dominique Dupleix (1697-1763), a French governor-general of the French East India Company.

The name Dominique has also been associated with various place names, such as Dominguez Hills in California, named after Juan José Dominguez, a Spanish soldier and early settler in the region, and Dominguez Rancho, a former Mexican land grant in the same area.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dominique

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

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

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