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

Dorismond, 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 Dorismond surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dorismond in America

Dorismond is the 68770th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dorismond surname appeared 286 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 Dorismond.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dorismond 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 Dorismond

The surname Dorismond originated in France during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from a combination of the French words "doré" meaning golden and "monde" meaning world. This may have referred to a person with golden-colored hair or a fortunate individual with worldly wealth and possessions.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 12th century in the Normandy region of northern France. Variations in spelling during this time included Doresmond, Dorimund, and Doremonde. There are records of a knight named Raoul Dorismond who participated in the Third Crusade under King Richard the Lionheart in 1189.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Bertin, a collection of medieval charters and records from the Abbey of Saint-Bertin in northern France. A monk named Guilbert Dorismond is mentioned in these documents, dated around 1250.

During the 14th century, the name Dorismond was found in the Livre de la Taille, a tax record from the city of Paris. This suggests that individuals bearing this surname had established themselves in the French capital by this time.

One notable figure with the surname Dorismond was Jean Dorismond, a French explorer and cartographer who was born in Rouen in 1512. He accompanied Jacques Cartier on his third voyage to North America in 1541 and helped map the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in the records of the Châtelet de Paris, the highest court of justice in medieval Paris. An entry from 1574 mentions a merchant named Pierre Dorismond who was involved in a legal dispute over a shipment of goods.

Another significant individual with this surname was Marie-Anne Dorismond, a French playwright and author born in Mâcon in 1694. She wrote several successful plays that were performed in Paris during the early 18th century.

The surname Dorismond can also be found in the historical records of other European countries, potentially due to French migration and influence. For example, there are mentions of individuals with this name in the Netherlands and Belgium during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dorismond

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

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

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