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

Dousharm, 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 Dousharm surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dousharm in America

Dousharm is the 126018th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dousharm surname appeared 136 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 Dousharm.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dousharm 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 Dousharm

The surname DOUSHARM has its origins in the ancient Persian region of Khorasan, which spans parts of modern-day Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. The name dates back to the 9th century CE and is derived from the Persian words "doush" meaning "shoulder" and "arm" meaning "arm." It is believed to have been a descriptive name given to someone with a prominent or muscular physique.

In the 11th century, the name appears in several manuscripts and records from the Samanid Empire, which ruled over parts of Khorasan and Transoxiana. These early mentions include references to a warrior named Dousharm ibn Khalid, who fought in the service of the Samanid ruler Nuh II in the late 10th century.

As the Persian language and culture spread through trade and conquest, variations of the name DOUSHARM began to appear in regions under Persian influence. In the 13th century, the name is found in records from the Delhi Sultanate in northern India, likely brought by Persian migrants and soldiers.

One notable figure bearing this surname was Dousharm al-Khorasani, a renowned poet and scholar who lived in the city of Herat (now in modern-day Afghanistan) during the 15th century. His works, including a collection of ghazals, have been preserved and studied by literary scholars.

In the 16th century, the name DOUSHARM appears in Ottoman Turkish records, as the Ottoman Empire had expanded its reach into parts of the former Persian territories. A notable figure from this period was Dousharm Bey, a military commander who served in the Ottoman campaigns against the Safavid Empire in the early 1600s.

Another individual of note was Dousharm Khan, a Persian noble and military leader who fought for the Mughal Empire in the 17th century. He played a pivotal role in the campaigns of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and was granted land and titles for his service.

As the centuries passed, the surname DOUSHARM spread further through migration and trade routes, with variations appearing in regions as far as Central Asia, the Caucasus, and even parts of Eastern Europe and Russia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dousharm

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

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

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