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

Dorlus, 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 Dorlus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dorlus in America

Dorlus is the 122314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dorlus surname appeared 141 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 Dorlus.

The history of the last name Dorlus

The surname DORLUS has its origins in France, first appearing in records from the late 17th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word "dorlot," meaning "beloved" or "darling." The name likely originated in the northern regions of France, where similar spellings such as "Dorleau" and "Dorlet" were also found.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname DORLUS can be found in the parish records of Saint-Séverin, Paris, where a Jean DORLUS was listed as a baptized child in 1688. Another early reference appears in the military records of the French Army, with a soldier named Pierre DORLUS serving in the Régiment de Picardie during the War of the Spanish Succession in the early 1700s.

In the 18th century, the DORLUS name began to spread throughout France, with records indicating families bearing the name in regions such as Brittany, Normandy, and Burgundy. One notable individual from this era was Louis DORLUS (1736-1811), a renowned clockmaker and horologist from the city of Besançon, whose intricate timepieces were highly sought after by the French nobility.

As the French colonial empire expanded, the DORLUS name also found its way to other parts of the world. In the early 19th century, a family by the name of DORLUS settled in the French Caribbean island of Saint-Barthélemy, where they established a successful trading business. One of their descendants, Jacques DORLUS (1825-1892), became a prominent figure in the island's cultural and political life, serving as a member of the local council and advocating for greater autonomy from France.

Another notable bearer of the DORLUS name was Marie-Louise DORLUS (1881-1958), a French feminist and suffragette who played a significant role in the fight for women's rights in the early 20th century. She was a founding member of the Union Française pour le Suffrage des Femmes and worked tirelessly to promote gender equality in France.

Over the centuries, the DORLUS name has continued to be represented in various fields, including the arts, academia, and business. Some examples include the French writer and poet André DORLUS (1909-1985), whose works explored themes of love, loss, and the human condition, and the Haitian-American painter and sculptor Edouard DORLUS (1923-2018), whose vibrant works celebrated his Caribbean heritage and were exhibited in galleries around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dorlus

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

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

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