Dodsley Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Dodsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dodsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3191:174,66515,923
Canada531:695,20056,020
Australia341:793,99150,673
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:172,87514,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Dodsley (10) may also be a first name.

Dodsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dodsley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dodsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dodsley is the 660,498th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Dodsley live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 174,665. In England Dodsley is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 31 percent live, Derbyshire, where 21 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Other than England Dodsley occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Dodsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dodsley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dodsley last name grew 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 191 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dodsley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dodsley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.51% less than the national average, earning $35,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $47,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dosley923/
Dousley863/
Doisley860/
Doosley860/
Dosly831/
Dosle831/
Doxley7748/
Doslea7747/
Dasley7737/
Dously7721/
Doisle779/
Dossle773/
Dosler772/
Doslei772/
Dosles771/
Dodzle771/
Dhosle771/
Dodjle771/
Docley771/
Doosly770/
Dozley770/
Dashley71115/
Dossler7127/
Dausley714/
Doshler713/
Doucley711/
Dosslet711/
Dgoslee711/
Dossleh711/
D'Osler711/
Hdasley711/
Dosller710/
Doislet710/
Dousler710/
Deusley710/
Dotsler710/
Dosla671,230/
Dasle67235/
Dosli6782/
Doschler6711/
Douselle673/
Dozly671/
Docle671/
Doscelle671/
Dasly671/
Dozle670/
Deushley670/
Daschley670/

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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
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  • 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 Dodsley
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