Dolby is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dolby
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Dolby

How popular is Dolby?

Dolby is common in United States.

Dolby is ranked 93177 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dolby bearers increased by 0.2145923 per cent in 2010 US census to 1401 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1023 spots and ranked at 19321. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.37 84.69
Black 12.85 12.02
Hispanic or Latino 1.64 1.43
Others 1.5 1.36
Dolby is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in England which signifies that it is originated from England. Around 4571 people have been found who wears Dolby as their family name. Dolby is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
184,212 France3
18,718 Thailand2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
54,641 Sweden2
50,640 Switzerland2
20,595 China2
18,625 Japan2
124,220 Italy2
3,071 Jersey1
25,721 Egypt1
810,193 Indonesia1
16,228 Bulgaria1
169,904 Brazil1
91,024 Belgium1
174,544 Czech Republic1
37,493 Austria1
7,191 Afghanistan1
17,236 Ghana1
304 Guinea-Bissau1
19,533 Uruguay1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
47,891 Norway1
17,768 Pakistan1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
36,678 Singapore1
2,057 Isle of Man1
66,560 Philippines1
53,505 Turkey1
16,640 Hong Kong1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,872 New Zealand43
15,412 Denmark34
387,178 India23
83,233 Spain16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,953 Scotland72
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Dolby:
13,663 South Africa457
10,086 Australia277
18,774 Canada192
Countries with thousands of Dolby:
4,177 England1,785
20,339 United States1,576
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Phillip Dolby and immigrant Honora Dolby from Ireland aboard the Nordlyset from Limerick during the Irish famine. Phillip is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on July 22, 1851.

Dolby Namesakes

  • Tom Dolby, Filmmaker
  • Tom Dolby, Filmmaker
  • Thomas Dolby, Musician
  • Thomas Dolby, Musician
  • Thomas Dolby, Musician
  • Tom Dolby, Filmmaker
  • Tom Dolby, Filmmaker
  • Paul Dolby, Musical Artist
  • Ray Dolby, Engineer
  • Thomas Dolby, Musician

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