Doffing Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Doffing Surname User-submission:

Doffing is a German surname of Germanic origin, which comes from doff, meaning 'strong'.

Doffing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6721:539,37344,730
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Doffing Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Doffing is a German surname of Germanic origin, which comes from doff, meaning 'strong'.

- bobdoff

Doffing Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Doffing Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Doffing is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doffing? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 448,102nd most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Doffing reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 672 people, or 1 in 539,373. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 38 percent reside, Texas, where 17 percent reside and Kansas, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Chile, where 1 percent reside.

Doffing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Doffing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Doffing last name increased 9,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Doffing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Doffing last name are 6.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.23% registered to vote for the party.

Doffing earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $44,846 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doffin92375/
Dofing9239/
Doffina862/
Daffing860/
Dofin8330/
Daffin771,663/
Doffyn7726/
Dofina7711/
Dafing779/
Doffen774/
Defing772/
Dofeng770/
Dofn731/
Daffina71151/
Dauffin718/
Dopfina712/
Doufeng711/
Doufina711/
Deuffin711/
Dafin67120/
Dofen6712/
Dofyn671/
Daffinne671/

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