Docking Surname

250,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Docking Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Docking,' a parish in Norfolk, eleven miles from Rougham.

1764. Married — Edward Harrison and Mary Dockeary: St.

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Docking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7911:34,1294,498
England3891:143,23413,859
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Canada981:375,97533,576
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Wales221:140,66110,115
Singapore211:262,27211,611
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2541:95,9669,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Docking Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Docking,' a parish in Norfolk, eleven miles from Rougham.

Another curious spelling is found in the following entry:

1764. Married — Edward Harrison and Mary Dockeary: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Docking Last Name Facts

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

The surname Docking is found most frequently in Australia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Docking? popularity and diffusion

The last name Docking is the 250,527th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,603,630 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Docking reside; 51 percent reside in Australasia and 51 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 791 people, or 1 in 34,129. In Australia Docking is mostly found in: South Australia, where 58 percent reside, Victoria, where 12 percent reside and Western Australia, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Australia it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Docking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Docking has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Docking surname expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 212 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Docking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Docking surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Docking earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.55% more than the national average, earning R 457,572 per year; in United States they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning $45,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $50,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dockings9382/
Doecking934/
Docing9212/
Doking929/
Decking86142/
Dücking8667/
Ducking8646/
Doiking8628/
Doeking8627/
Dacking863/
Dooking861/
Dokng831/
Dokkieng806/
Dossking800/
Dackings800/
Daacking800/
Duycking800/
Duckings800/
Deking77386/
Daking77172/
Duking77130/
Döking77106/
Düking7791/
Dacing7759/
Ducing7711/
Dokeng778/
Doceng776/
Ducuing71549/
Dekking7176/
Daching7130/
Doukeng7113/
Dakking7110/
Daaking715/
Dokkeng715/
Dakings712/
Dacuing711/
Dokyong711/
Duoqing711/
Deeking711/
Duyking710/
Dukings710/
Dacquing672/
Dakingue672/
Duocheng671/
Duckyong671/
Duskings670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Docking
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