Doo Surname

51,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Doo Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the doe,' the female of the buck; compare Buck, Stagg, Roe, Roebuck, &c.

John le Do, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Matilda la Do, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

William le Do, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Doo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,7221:48,5855,461
Saudi Arabia1,7491:17,6422,451
Egypt1,4341:64,1116,013
United States9721:372,90033,035
Tanzania5851:90,4989,091
El Salvador2861:22,181968
Nigeria2241:790,81635,405
England1521:366,56626,048
Japan1261:1,014,63720,212
Malaysia1161:254,26114,332
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Cameroon1021:203,61820,947
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Serbia991:72,1716,417
Australia891:303,32226,493
India851:9,024,299181,432
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Mexico811:1,532,42216,423
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
South Korea651:788,312285
China641:21,364,3991,185
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Mongolia391:72,4435,369
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Croatia371:114,28717,308
Slovenia271:92,13611,211
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Liberia111:400,77620,681
France111:6,038,429280,838
North Macedonia101:210,14713,835
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Malta41:107,5681,849
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Iceland11:380,09011,096
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Doo (6,652) may also be a first name.

Doo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the doe,' the female of the buck; compare Buck, Stagg, Roe, Roebuck, &c.

John le Do, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Matilda la Do, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

William le Do, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Doe, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Walter Do, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1729. Married — Benjamin Doe and Jane Shackledge: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A current surname, though not common. Charles Do was witness in Perth, 1546, and Cuthbert Do was witness there, 1547 (Rollok, 35, 42). Harrison explains the name as a nickname or sign-name from the doe, the female deer, and Bardsley records 'le Do' and 'le Doe' in 1273.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English), a variant of Doe, q.v. (Celtic) Of Black Complexion or Hair [Irish and Gaelic dubh (bh = w), black, dark]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the animal, like Hart, Buck, Roe, &c. Those mythical ' parties' to so many legal proceedings, "John Dob and Richard Rob," are evidently of forest extraction, and point to the days when forest laws prevailed and venison was a sacred thing. In H.R. there is a John le Doe.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Scottish for Dove? Le Do. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the ancient family of De Ou or D'Eu, from Eu, in Normandy. Hence the surnames Eu, Ew, and Ewe.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Doo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Doo (Marathi: दोओ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,265th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,682 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 28 percent of Doo are found; 26 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 25 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 80,183rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 6,652 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 2,722 people, or 1 in 48,585. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Papua, where 89 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 6 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 1 percent live. Besides Indonesia Doo exists in 94 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent live and Egypt, where 14 percent live.

Doo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Doo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Doo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Doo are 14.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Doo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.46% more than the national average, earning R 428,844 per year; in United States they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $46,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $53,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dood861,585/
Doos861,068/
Doot86711/
Doop86363/
Dooa8652/
Dhoo8648/
Dooj8632/
Dooe8628/
Dooz8625/
Dooy868/
Ddoo862/
Hdoo861/
Do801,545,230/
Dhoot752,671/
Doodh75777/
Doost75350/
Doods75280/
Dhoop75188/
Doodt7571/
Doosh7567/
Dhood7512/
Hdoot756/
Dooie755/
Hdood754/
Dhooj753/
Dooch753/
Ddood752/
Doots752/
Dhoos752/
Dooyd751/
Dhooe751/
Doo'a751/
Doohy751/
Dooss751/
Doosp751/
Doodd750/
Dou67920,092/
Doi67140,806/
Doe6787,460/
Doh6730,615/
Duo6714,375/
Doa6712,761/
Dot6712,155/
Dos679,297/
Dod675,865/
Dho675,215/
Doy673,399/
Dop672,332/
Doz671,020/
Doß67581/
D'Hoop67528/
Doj67169/
Doğ67141/
Deehoo6777/
Ddo6775/
Doï6732/
Dohová6723/
Tdo6714/
Dào6713/
Dgo6712/
Hdo679/
Dohova677/
Dão676/
Doç674/
Doč674/
Doś672/
Doş671/
Dooaia671/
Doojhe671/
Doyova671/
Doë671/
Doț671/
Duohou671/
Dhoodh671/
Hdhood671/
Doohie671/
Dootts670/

Doo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Doo in the Marathi language
दोओdo'o-

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