Find out how popular the last name Dooner is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dooner.
A surname derived from an English placename meaning "hill dweller".
Dooner, 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 Dooner surname is from the 2010 census data.
Dooner is the 46219th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Dooner surname appeared 461 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 Dooner.
We can also compare 2010 data for Dooner 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.
| 2010 | 2000 | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46219 | 42757 | 7.78% |
| Count | 461 | 477 | -3.41% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.16 | 0.18 | -11.76% |
The surname DOONER is believed to have originated in Ireland. It is thought to be an anglicized version of the Irish Gaelic name "O'Dunair" or "O'Donair", which likely derived from the word "dún" meaning a fortified place or fort.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name dates back to the 16th century. In 1567, a John Dooner was listed as a tenant in county Westmeath, Ireland. Around the same time, a Patrick Dooner was recorded as living in county Cavan.
In the 17th century, the name appeared in various records across Ireland. A Richard Dooner was born in county Meath in 1621. Additionally, church records from 1679 mention a Thomas Dooner baptized in county Kildare.
As Irish families began emigrating in the 18th and 19th centuries, the name spread to other parts of the world. John Dooner, born in 1735 in county Longford, Ireland, later settled in Newfoundland, Canada around 1780.
In the United States, one of the earliest documented instances of the name was Michael Dooner, who arrived in Pennsylvania from Ireland in 1805. Another early American bearer of the name was Patrick Dooner, born in 1810 in county Clare, Ireland, who later lived in Massachusetts.
Some notable individuals with the surname DOONER throughout history include Irish politician and barrister Richard Dowse Dooner (1865-1920), American baseball player John Dooner (1869-1938), and British author and playwright John Millington Synge's mother, Mary Dooner Synge (1830-1908).
We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dooner.
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:
For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dooner was:
| Race/Ethnicity | Percentage | Total Occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Only | 93.28% | 430 |
| Non-Hispanic Black Only | (S)% | (S) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only | (S)% | (S) |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native | (S)% | (S) |
| Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races | 2.39% | 11 |
| Hispanic Origin | 3.25% | 15 |
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 Dooner has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.
| 2010 | 2000 | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.28% | 91.61% | 1.81% |
| Black | (S)% | (S)% | (S)% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | (S)% | 2.52% | (S)% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | (S)% | (S)% | (S)% |
| Two or More Races | 2.39% | (S)% | (S)% |
| Hispanic | 3.25% | 4.40% | -30.07% |
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.
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