Dorber Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Dorber Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dauber,' a plasterer. 'And one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar': Ezck. xiii. 10. 'The Mayor of Attringham, and the Mayor of Dover, The one's a thatcher, the other a dauber.

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Dorber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:5,253,028264,570
England661:844,21344,691
Australia341:793,99150,673
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Wales51:618,90625,852
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dorber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dauber,' a plasterer. 'And one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar': Ezck. xiii. 10. 'The Mayor of Attringham, and the Mayor of Dover, The one's a thatcher, the other a dauber.': Grose's P. Dict. (v. Craven Dialect). The surname is by no means extinct.

Willelmus Dauber, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Doweber, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Douber. 1379: ibid.

Ralph Dowber, of Little Crosby, 1617: Wills at Chester.

William Dowber, of West Derby, 1614: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dauber,' which see. This corruption is analogous to those of Dwight, Dwyer, and Dwerrihouse, which see.
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The medieval name of a plasterer. Le Daubere. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dorber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorber (Russian: Дорбер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorber? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dorber is the 1,104,724th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Dorber are found; 33 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 35 percent live, Florida, where 23 percent live and New York, where 16 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Dorber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorber has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 6,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dorber are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Dorber earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.52% more than the national average, earning $62,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorbert92265/
Dorbere9222/
Dorbe91142/
Dorberth8632/
Durber83940/
Derber83498/
Dorbes83351/
Darber83313/
Dorbie8339/
Dourbe8324/
Dorbez8317/
Dorbee8310/
Dorbet838/
Doruer832/
Dorbey832/
Dhorbe831/
Dorbeh831/
Dorver830/
Dorberová801/
Doğruer774,942/
Darbier77183/
Derbier77133/
Dourver7792/
Dourbet7710/
Dourbee776/
Darbert773/
Dorbieh771/
Dorbesh771/
Dhourbe771/
Dorbett771/
Durbert771/
Dorbeah771/
Dorvier771/
Daurber770/
Dorwert770/
Darbe731,971/
Dorve73555/
Dorby73191/
Dorbi7379/
Dorba7360/
Dorbaire7128/
Dherbier718/
Derrberr711/
Dharbere711/
Darbey67669/
Darbee67580/
Darbeh67570/
Darbhe67251/
Darbie67148/
Dorvee6779/
Dourbi6753/
Darver6746/
Dourba6738/
Darbes6735/
Dorbić6731/
Dorbit6728/
Darbea6718/
Dorboi6714/
Dorbis6714/
D'Arbe6710/
Doorbi679/
Dorbay676/
Dourby676/
Dhorve675/
Darbir674/
Darbet673/
Deurbe672/
D'Orve672/
Dorvir672/
Dorbai672/
Dhorbi671/
Dorbys671/
Dhorba671/
Dharbe671/
Durver671/
Dorvey671/
Dorbaj671/
Dorboy671/
Darbei671/
D'Herbier671/
Dourve671/
Daruer670/

Dorber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorber in the Russian language
Дорберdorber-

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