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

Doudna, 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 Doudna surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Doudna in America

Doudna is the 51610th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Doudna surname appeared 403 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 Doudna.

We can also compare 2010 data for Doudna 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 Doudna

The surname DOUDNA is believed to have originated in Germany, likely in the 16th or 17th century. It is derived from the German word "Duden," which means "to ring" or "to toll," suggesting that the name may have been associated with someone who worked as a bell ringer or lived near a church with a bell tower.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DOUDNA can be found in the town of Dornick, located in the Rhineland region of Germany, where a family with the surname is mentioned in church records dating back to the late 17th century. The name was also present in other parts of Germany, such as in the town of Roßbach, where it was spelled as "Dautner" in the 18th century.

In the early 19th century, a notable figure named Johann DOUDNA (1784-1868) was a prominent lawyer and judge in the city of Kassel, Germany. He was known for his legal expertise and his contributions to the development of civil law in the region.

As people migrated from Germany to other parts of Europe and eventually to North America, the name DOUDNA spread to different regions. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the United States can be found in the census records of Pennsylvania in the mid-19th century, where a family with the surname DOUDNA had settled.

Another notable individual with the surname DOUDNA was Johann Friedrich DOUDNA (1838-1911), a German-American farmer and landowner who played a significant role in the development of the agricultural community in Illinois in the late 19th century.

In more recent times, one of the most prominent individuals with the surname DOUDNA is Jennifer DOUDNA, an American biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate. She was born in 1964 and is best known for her pioneering work in the field of gene editing, particularly her co-discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool.

Throughout history, the surname DOUDNA has been associated with various professions, from legal professionals and judges to farmers and landowners, as well as prominent scientists and researchers. While the name originated in Germany, it has since spread across the globe, reflecting the migrations and contributions of those who carried this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Doudna

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

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

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