Doleman Surname

289,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Doleman Surname Definition:

From the Danish, Dohlmann; a personal name.

Doleman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6181:586,50347,922
England4311:129,27612,837
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Australia411:658,43245,385
Wales411:75,4766,450
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Jersey51:19,8403,614
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2141:113,90411,075
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Doleman (24) may also be a first name.

Doleman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Danish, Dohlmann; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Doleman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Doleman is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Doleman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 289,091st most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,495,887 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Doleman live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 618 people, or 1 in 586,503. In The United States Doleman is primarily found in: Georgia, where 18 percent are found, Maryland, where 15 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Doleman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Doleman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Doleman last name grew 451 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 820 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doleman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Doleman last name are 2.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Doleman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning $40,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.8% more than the national average, earning $51,572 CAD per year.

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