Dockray Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dockray Surname Definition:

From Dockray, a hamlet near Matterdale in Cumberland.

Dockray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3861:939,01370,219
England3781:147,40214,157
Australia391:692,19746,687
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3551:68,6637,757
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Dockray Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Dockray, a hamlet near Matterdale in Cumberland.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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

From Dockwray; a location name in Cumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dockray Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dockray is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Dockray click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dockray? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dockray is the 398,988th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,262,524 people. The surname Dockray occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Dockray are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 386 people, or 1 in 939,013. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 27 percent reside, New Jersey, where 16 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 43 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Dockray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dockray has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dockray Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dockray last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dockray surname are 4.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dockray earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning R 210,960 per year; in United States they earn 22.73% more than the national average, earning $52,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.88% less than the national average, earning $42,789 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dockry92177/
Dockra920/
Dockrat86519/
Dockrey86387/
Dokcray861/
Deckray860/
Dockrea860/
Dockroy860/
Dokra8399/
Dokry8318/
Docra830/
Docrat771,271/
Ducray77930/
Dokrat7773/
Dokkra7711/
Dukray776/
Doukry776/
Docrey772/
Dhokra772/
Dokrey771/
Docras771/
Dokrai771/
Dekray771/
Dookry770/
Duckry770/
Dackry770/
Dhokrat71656/
Dockree71331/
Decraye7137/
Duckrey7127/
Dekraay7121/
Dhakray7113/
Dhukray7110/
Dockrit717/
Deckrai712/
Dookraj712/
Dhokkra711/
Docraat711/
Docratz711/
Dokrash711/
Dokrass711/
Deekray711/
Deckrah711/
Doukrai711/
Douckre711/
Deucray710/
Dockrue710/
Dackrey710/
Ducry67563/
Dokre67330/
Dekry67273/
Dokri67177/
Dakra6754/
Dakry6738/
Dacry6727/
Ducra6725/
Dhokrath679/
Dekra678/
Dhokriya676/
Dacra675/
Dukra672/
Dácry671/
Dukry671/
Dachkrai671/

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