Last Names That Start With D
These last names that start with D come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 8,569 surnames beginning with D; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Davis holds seventh place on the national list, so a character named Davis will never stand out on its own. That can be useful when you want someone ordinary and believable.
D has 8,569 surnames. Several are short single words, like Dunn, Dean and Day, which pair easily with almost any given name. Daniels and Davidson are built on first names, a pattern worth noting if you are mapping a family.
The D prefix De appears in many surnames on the wider list, and records sometimes split it off or join it, so check both forms.
- Surnames starting with D
- 8,569
- Most common
- Davis 1,072,335 people
- National rank of the top one
- #7
100 most common last names that start with D
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis | #7 | 1,072,335 |
| 2 | Diaz | #73 | 251,772 |
| 3 | Dixon | #156 | 152,015 |
| 4 | Daniels | #180 | 138,776 |
| 5 | Dunn | #185 | 136,955 |
| 6 | Duncan | #203 | 130,419 |
| 7 | Dean | #250 | 109,230 |
| 8 | Davidson | #269 | 102,044 |
| 9 | Day | #271 | 101,676 |
| 10 | Delgado | #282 | 98,675 |
| 11 | Douglas | #286 | 96,425 |
| 12 | Dominguez | #334 | 83,731 |
| 13 | Dawson | #355 | 80,190 |
| 14 | Daniel | #380 | 75,135 |
| 15 | Dennis | #384 | 74,784 |
| 16 | Doyle | #391 | 73,518 |
| 17 | Duran | #434 | 68,046 |
| 18 | Deleon | #460 | 65,598 |
| 19 | Drake | #506 | 59,055 |
| 20 | Decker | #555 | 54,450 |
| 21 | Davenport | #561 | 54,206 |
| 22 | Dickerson | #602 | 51,017 |
| 23 | Dalton | #615 | 50,166 |
| 24 | Delacruz | #629 | 49,158 |
| 25 | Dillon | #631 | 48,833 |
| 26 | Dyer | #671 | 46,574 |
| 27 | Durham | #740 | 42,365 |
| 28 | Dorsey | #763 | 41,104 |
| 29 | Donovan | #799 | 39,270 |
| 30 | David | #818 | 38,659 |
| 31 | Dunlap | #820 | 38,516 |
| 32 | Duffy | #827 | 37,962 |
| 33 | Dougherty | #829 | 37,903 |
| 34 | Dodson | #842 | 37,298 |
| 35 | Donaldson | #897 | 35,387 |
| 36 | Dudley | #912 | 34,770 |
| 37 | Dickson | #915 | 34,698 |
| 38 | Daugherty | #921 | 34,650 |
| 39 | Davila | #924 | 34,541 |
| 40 | Duke | #952 | 33,745 |
| 41 | Downs | #955 | 33,494 |
| 42 | Davies | #988 | 32,165 |
| 43 | Duarte | #997 | 31,896 |
| 44 | Dejesus | #1,002 | 31,803 |
| 45 | Dotson | #1,004 | 31,784 |
| 46 | Donahue | #1,026 | 31,251 |
| 47 | Delaney | #1,027 | 31,236 |
| 48 | Donnelly | #1,036 | 30,919 |
| 49 | Dailey | #1,038 | 30,894 |
| 50 | Daly | #1,048 | 30,434 |
| 51 | Dillard | #1,062 | 30,118 |
| 52 | Dodd | #1,065 | 30,029 |
| 53 | Dale | #1,103 | 28,994 |
| 54 | Delarosa | #1,137 | 28,134 |
| 55 | Downing | #1,154 | 27,879 |
| 56 | Dye | #1,163 | 27,627 |
| 57 | Dolan | #1,179 | 27,252 |
| 58 | Denton | #1,187 | 27,112 |
| 59 | Doherty | #1,191 | 26,978 |
| 60 | Dwyer | #1,197 | 26,759 |
| 61 | Dempsey | #1,215 | 26,403 |
| 62 | Downey | #1,225 | 26,206 |
| 63 | Dickinson | #1,230 | 26,144 |
| 64 | Dewitt | #1,268 | 25,448 |
| 65 | Dunbar | #1,299 | 24,871 |
| 66 | Dickey | #1,388 | 23,401 |
| 67 | Draper | #1,397 | 23,242 |
| 68 | Daley | #1,408 | 23,132 |
| 69 | Driscoll | #1,413 | 23,063 |
| 70 | Devine | #1,417 | 23,016 |
| 71 | Dooley | #1,439 | 22,798 |
| 72 | Drew | #1,451 | 22,555 |
| 73 | Dubois | #1,459 | 22,455 |
| 74 | Dang | #1,490 | 21,953 |
| 75 | Dick | #1,492 | 21,933 |
| 76 | Dodge | #1,500 | 21,833 |
| 77 | Dunham | #1,506 | 21,772 |
| 78 | Davison | #1,524 | 21,627 |
| 79 | Dugan | #1,547 | 21,267 |
| 80 | Do | #1,551 | 21,230 |
| 81 | Dukes | #1,577 | 20,870 |
| 82 | Diamond | #1,578 | 20,860 |
| 83 | Doss | #1,598 | 20,623 |
| 84 | Dahl | #1,599 | 20,616 |
| 85 | Delatorre | #1,600 | 20,614 |
| 86 | Deal | #1,629 | 20,128 |
| 87 | Duvall | #1,698 | 19,369 |
| 88 | Dietz | #1,768 | 18,568 |
| 89 | Diehl | #1,772 | 18,538 |
| 90 | Duong | #1,790 | 18,404 |
| 91 | Dobson | #1,798 | 18,342 |
| 92 | Dickens | #1,814 | 18,181 |
| 93 | Dobbs | #1,829 | 18,021 |
| 94 | Doty | #1,848 | 17,874 |
| 95 | Darling | #1,849 | 17,855 |
| 96 | Darby | #1,850 | 17,854 |
| 97 | Darnell | #1,859 | 17,775 |
| 98 | Delong | #1,875 | 17,575 |
| 99 | Dill | #1,877 | 17,562 |
| 100 | Denny | #1,899 | 17,366 |
Short last names that start with D
- Diaz
- Dunn
- Dean
- Day
- Dyer
- Duke
- Daly
- Dodd
- Dale
- Dye
- Drew
- Dang
- Dick
- Do
- Doss
- Dahl
- Deal
- Doty
- Dill
- Duff
Long last names with D
- Delossantos
- Delgadillo
- Dombrowski
- Delrosario
- Dalessandro
- Delafuente
- Desrosiers
- Desantiago
- Dillingham
- Delvecchio
- Digiovanni
- Dibenedetto
- Desjardins
- Delosreyes
- Depasquale
- Delcastillo
Uncommon last names that start with D
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Daily
- Devore
- Dunaway
- Dees
- Drury
- Dunning
- Danner
- Dorn
- Desantis
- Duenas
- Dupont
- Dix
- Dexter
- Dehart
- Doll
- Delvalle
- Dover
- Derrick
- Dugger
- Delagarza
- Deloach
- Demers
- Davey
- Dallas
- Deutsch
- Dunne
- Duval
- Dell
- Dodds
- Dube
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with D?
Davis, shared by 1,072,335 people in the US Census count, ranked #7 among all surnames.
How many last names start with D?
The Census list has 8,569 surnames starting with D that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with D?
Less common real surnames include Daily, Devore, Dunaway, Dees, Drury, Dunning.
What are short last names that start with D?
Diaz, Dunn, Dean, Day, Dyer, Duke, Daly, Dodd.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.