Dockery Surname

33,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dockery Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Dockwray (Cumb.) [The second element is the Middle English wra(y, Old Norse vrá, a corner, nook; the first element may be the Middle English do(c)ke, Old English dúce, a duck (cp. Dano-Norwegian duk-and, lit. ‘diving-duck.

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Dockery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,1981:25,5293,213
Jamaica7331:3,915548
Ireland2751:17,1231,876
England2421:230,24019,179
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Australia1201:224,96421,387
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France41:16,605,680368,153
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2861:15,4891,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1381:44,1295,122

Dockery (43) may also be a first name.

Dockery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Dockwray (Cumb.) [The second element is the Middle English wra(y, Old Norse vrá, a corner, nook; the first element may be the Middle English do(c)ke, Old English dúce, a duck (cp. Dano-Norwegian duk-and, lit. ‘diving-duck.’) We find Capon-wray as a place-name]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The original Gaelic form Mac Dháil Re Dochair of this east Connacht name is now corrupted in various ways, e.g. Ó Dochraidh. MIF 89,186; Map Ros

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

The original Gaelic form Mac Dháil Re Dochair of this east Connacht name is now corrupted in various ways, e.g. Ó Dochraidh. MIF 89,186; Map Ros

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Dockray (hollow), in Cumberland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dockery Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dockery Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dockery (Arabic: دوكري) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dockery.

How Common Is The Last Name Dockery? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,479th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 459,232 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Dockery are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 43 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,198 people, or 1 in 25,529. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 13 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and Tennessee, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 5 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Dockery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dockery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dockery surname grew 1,248 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 4 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 181 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dockery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dockery last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dockery last name are 21.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.02% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dockery earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.65% less than the national average, earning $38,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $56,577 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dockery Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dockery in the Arabic language
دوكريdwkry-

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