Dooey Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

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

Dooey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dooey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland861:21,4542,532
Scotland451:118,9747,657
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Dooey Last Name Facts

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

Dooey is carried by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dooey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dooey? popularity and diffusion

Dooey is the 1,248,410th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Dooey live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 21,454. In Northern Ireland Dooey is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Northern Ireland this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 24 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Dooey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dooey has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Dooey last name rose 1,125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dooey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dooey last name is primarily Catholic (61%) in Ireland.

The amount Dooey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $39,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.49% less than the national average, earning $30,063 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Doey89703/
Dooe8928/
Dohey803,185/
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Dhoey8034/
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Doe7587,460/
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Dotoya739/
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Doojhe731/
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Dohe671,902/
Does671,789/
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Dhoe67377/
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Dooijes67108/
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Dooi6778/
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Dooa6752/
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Doee6742/
Daoy6740/
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Deuy6711/
Douohie6710/
Dosseye678/
Douhoye676/
Duotoye674/
Doep674/
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Dohohue672/
Douoihy672/
D'Hoeye672/
Dossoue672/
Dohoyos671/
Dooseja671/
Tdoe671/
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Do'e671/
Docheyi671/
Dossoye671/
Dahooee671/
Dooetts671/
Dohahey670/

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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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  • 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 Dooey
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