How rare is the last name Dove?

13,918 people in the United States have the last name Dove, about 1 in 21,476. It ranks #2,529 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DOVE

#2,529

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
13,918
About
1 in 21,476
This common or more
50.6%
Who bears it

Of the 13,918 people with the last name Dove, 74.1% reported their origin as White, 17.2% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Dove

#2,527 Randle · 13,922#2,528 Almanza · 13,920#2,530 Lorenz · 13,913#2,531 Coles · 13,912

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Dove, most common first.

#55,864 Dovey · 396#80,550 Dovi · 254#116,252 Dobe · 159

Also a first name

As a first name, Dove ranks #15,751 of 53,615, with 726 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 144 births. See Dove as a first name

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