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

Domond, 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 Domond surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Domond in America

Domond is the 45253rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Domond surname appeared 473 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 Domond.

We can also compare 2010 data for Domond 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 Domond

The surname Domond has its origins in England, with the earliest known records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "dun" meaning hill or down, and "mond" meaning protection or enclosure. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived on or near a protected hill or elevated area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273, which mentions a Richard Domond. Another early record is from the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, listing a John Domond.

The name Domond is also found in medieval records from Derbyshire, where it was likely associated with the village of Doveridge, formerly known as Doveringrugge or Doverugge. A Robert Domond was listed in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Derbyshire in 1327.

During the 16th century, the surname appeared in various spellings such as Domonde, Dommonde, and Domundes. One notable figure was William Domond, a merchant from London who was granted a coat of arms in 1592.

In the 17th century, the Domond surname was found in the parish records of Gloucestershire, where a John Domond was born in 1634. Around the same time, a Richard Domond was recorded in the register of St. Giles in the Fields, London, in 1659.

Moving into the 18th century, the name Domond appeared in the records of Warwickshire. A notable example is Thomas Domond, a wealthy landowner from Stratford-upon-Avon, who was born in 1712 and died in 1788.

Other notable individuals with the surname Domond include:

• Robert Domond, a British soldier who served in the Napoleonic Wars and was awarded the Military General Service Medal for his service in the Peninsular Campaign (1808-1814).
• Elizabeth Domond, an English writer and poet who published a collection of her works titled "Verses on Various Occasions" in 1795.
• John Domond, a prominent architect from Gloucestershire who designed several churches and public buildings in the early 19th century.
• Charles Domond, a British explorer who led an expedition to the Arctic regions in the 1860s and wrote a book titled "A Voyage to the Frozen North" about his experiences.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Domond

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

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

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