Dockwray Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dockwray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dockwray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:551,66433,983
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315

Dockwray Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dockwray occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dockwray.

How Common Is The Last Name Dockwray? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,828,462nd most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Dockwray reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Dockwray is most common in England, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 551,664. In England Dockwray is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 39 percent are found, Cumbria, where 25 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 15 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Dockwray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dockwray has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dockwray surname increased 206 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dockwra935/
Dockwrey887/
Docwra86506/
Duckwrath711/
Dacwra710/
Dogwrai671/
Dogbra571/
Dogbrey5364/
Dougbra531/
Dogbruy530/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dockwray
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