US Population With Last Name Dawson By Race and Ethnicity in the 2010 Census

Updated on December 11, 2025.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2010 Census, there were 83,182 people in the US whose last name was Dawson, and the rate of occurence of the Dawson last name was 28.2 per 100K.

The race of 68.3% of the people with the last name of Dawson was Non Hispanic White Alone (i.e. 56,813 people); 25.88% was Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (i.e. 21,528 people); and 2.33% was Hispanic or Latino (i.e. 1,938 people).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Dawson By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Dawson last name.

US Population With Last Name Dawson By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 56813 68.3
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 21528 25.88
Hispanic or Latino 1938 2.33
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 1905 2.29
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 532 0.64
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 474 0.57