Dootson Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dootson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dod' corruptions of Dodson (v. Dod).

Isabella Doodson, of Farnworth, 1634: Wills at Chester.

John Doodson, of Kearsley, 1627: ibid.

Dootson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7671:72,6448,304
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Canada421:877,27667,671
Australia311:870,82953,581
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Wales91:343,83718,086
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4421:55,1486,567
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dootson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dod' corruptions of Dodson (v. Dod).

Isabella Doodson, of Farnworth, 1634: Wills at Chester.

John Doodson, of Kearsley, 1627: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Dootson Last Name Facts

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

Dootson is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dootson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dootson is the 337,484th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,679,694 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Dootson reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Dootson is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 767 people, or 1 in 72,644. In England Dootson is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 54 percent are found, Lancashire, where 13 percent are found and Merseyside, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Dootson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dootson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dootson surname rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,956 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dootson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dootson last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Dootson earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.12% more than the national average, earning $53,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.2% less than the national average, earning $41,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dotson9242,067/
Dooson925/
Doodson86554/
Dottson8635/
Dodtson863/
Dotsson863/
Dotsonn863/
Doutson863/
Dothson861/
Doosong861/
Dootsen861/
Dotzson860/
Dootsan860/
Doson83134/
Dgoodson801/
Dodson7758,917/
Dutson771,872/
Datson77944/
Doosan77241/
Dosson77231/
Doison77199/
Dotsen7750/
Doosen7746/
Douson7740/
Dosong7726/
Dotsun7714/
Doyson778/
Docson777/
Dotsom776/
Dosone776/
Doshon775/
Doxson772/
Dohson772/
Dotzon771/
Dotcon771/
Dotxon771/
Dotsan771/
Dosond771/
Dousson71634/
Dosogne71424/
Dossoun71154/
Dotsang7198/
Dodshon7157/
Duttson7127/
Doosian7115/
Docsion7114/
Dotchon719/
Doddson718/
Dodsson717/
Datsong716/
Doutsen713/
Dooshan712/
Dodsone712/
Doudson712/
Doosang712/
Dossion711/
Dhouson711/
Dotsane711/
D'Atson711/
Dattson711/
Datzson711/
Dautson711/
Dotszan711/
Tdodson711/
Douxson711/
Dustson711/
Dojsson711/
Dousion711/
Dodsoon711/
Doshgon711/
Doucson711/
Ddgoson711/
Dotsunk711/
Doisson710/
Dodtsen710/
Dodsoin710/
Doshong710/
Dochson710/
Dosan673,318/
Dosen671,368/
Dason671,203/
Dozon67304/
Docon67281/
Dossogne67265/
Doxon67209/
Dosonova67153/
Dosom6723/
Dossoine6711/
Doussone672/
Dosón671/
Dosén671/
Doussong671/
Dotshane671/
Dousoune671/
Doisoong671/
Doussond670/

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