How Many People Are Named Donald Sutherland?
There are approximately 69 people named Donald Sutherland living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,967,454 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Donald with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sutherland. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
69
1 in 4,967,454 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Donald: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Donald. The peak year was 1934 with 30,517 births. The average person named Donald today is 66 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Donald
In the 2020 Census, the first name Donald was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (86.40%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.39%) and Two or More Races (2.19%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Donald in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Donald rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Sutherland Surname
The surname Sutherland was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Sutherland in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Donald" has an estimated frequency of 0.211% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Sutherland" appears at a rate of 9.59 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Donald are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 69 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Donald Sutherland: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Donald Sutherland?
We estimate approximately 69 people named Donald Sutherland are alive in the United States today. The first name Donald is shared by 721,719 Americans, and the surname Sutherland is shared by 32,865.
How rare is the name Donald Sutherland?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,967,454 Americans. The first name Donald is very common and the surname Sutherland is uncommon.
Is Donald a male or female name?
Donald is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1934 and the average bearer today is 66 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Donald?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Donald was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (86.40%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.39%) and Two or More Races (2.19%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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