Doctorow Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Doctorow Surname User-submission:
This surname is of Eastern European Jewish (Ashkenazi) origin, derived from the Yiddish word doktor, meaning 'doctor' or a learned scholar.
Doctorow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Israel | 29 | 1:295,091 | 25,768 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Doctorow Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is of Eastern European Jewish (Ashkenazi) origin, derived from the Yiddish word doktor, meaning 'doctor' or a learned scholar.
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Average Doctorow Salary in
United States
$58,614 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Doctorow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doctorow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Doctorow is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Doctorow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Doctorow is the 1,727,723rd most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Doctorow reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Doctorow is most common in: New York, where 45 percent are found, California, where 39 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.
Doctorow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Doctorow are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Doctorow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 35.84% more than the national average, earning $58,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.56% less than the national average, earning $39,467 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctorov | 88 | 16 | / |
| Doktorow | 88 | 15 | / |
| Doctorof | 88 | 1 | / |
| Doctoroff | 82 | 203 | / |
| Doctorova | 82 | 15 | / |
| Doktorov | 75 | 1,561 | / |
| Decterow | 75 | 5 | / |
| Doktorova | 71 | 1,463 | / |
| Docteroff | 71 | 38 | / |
| Dokhtorov | 71 | 3 | / |
| Doktorovs | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dokhtorova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Decterov | 63 | 5 | / |
| Dokhturov | 59 | 16 | / |
| Duktorova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Dokturova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Dogturova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Dokhturova | 56 | 16 | / |
| Degterov | 50 | 90 | / |
| Dekterov | 50 | 19 | / |
| Duktarov | 50 | 1 | / |
| Degtarov | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Doctorow
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