The Donis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,884 people carried this name — #11,026 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 102,000 people counted. That is up 58% from 1,825 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 137 people named Donis.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Gironde.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 131 people named Donis live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Donis in American newspapers,
1893–1898.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 73,923 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Donis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Roberto Donis 1934–2008 · painter -
Fernando Donis 1901– · architect
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Tasos Donis 1996– · association football player
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Rudis Donis 2006– · basketball player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Donis.
- Doney 2,743 · U.S. census
- Dong 12,466 · U.S. census
- Donias 159 · U.S. census
- Donin 104 · U.S. census
- Donini 276 · U.S. census
- Donio 118 · U.S. census
- Donjon 125 · U.S. census
- Donna 618 · U.S. census
- Donnay 471 · U.S. census
- Donne 173 · U.S. census
- Donnenwirth 139 · U.S. census
- Donner 5,068 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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