Dorch Surname

380,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palau

Dorch Surname Definition:

DORCH: Payment was made for livery for Andro the Dorch, 1526, and in 1529 Livery was given to John the Dorch (ALHT., V, p. 312,383). Perhaps from Gaelic dorch, 'dark,' as in Irish mac Dorchaidh, MacGorty.

Dorch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7281:497,88341,901
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Panama181:217,3486,003
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Palau11:21,643223
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2701:185,99516,466

Dorch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DORCH: Payment was made for livery for Andro the Dorch, 1526, and in 1529 Livery was given to John the Dorch (ALHT., V, p. 312,383). Perhaps from Gaelic dorch, 'dark,' as in Irish mac Dorchaidh, MacGorty.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Dorch Last Name Facts

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

Dorch occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dorch is the 380,259th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,769,239 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Dorch are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Dorch is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 728 people, or 1 in 497,883. In The United States Dorch is most common in: Florida, where 12 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 8 percent are found and Sweden, where 7 percent are found.

Dorch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dorch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorch surname grew 270 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorch last name are 3.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.86% registered with the party.

The amount Dorch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.58% less than the national average, earning R 72,288 per year and in United States they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $43,230 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorsch9110,094/
Dortch915,919/
Dorche91257/
Dorchs916/
Dotrch911/
Dorrch911/
Dordch911/
Doerch910/
Dorcsh910/
Dorc8977/
Dourche83105/
Dortche8341/
Dortsch8328/
Dorsche8319/
Dorthch833/
Dors'ch831/
Dorrsch830/
Dorce8011,897/
Darch802,139/
Dorsh80437/
Durch80201/
Dorcz80177/
Dorkh8073/
Dorci8060/
Derch8057/
Dorzh8037/
Dorhe8024/
Dorhh808/
Dorrc803/
Dorhs803/
Dortc801/
Doirc801/
Doorscht772/
Darche731,902/
Darsch73312/
Darhch73170/
Durche7360/
Dource7350/
Dorkhe7316/
Dartch7313/
Dorsht7310/
D'Arch739/
Dorzht735/
Dorshe734/
Darcht731/
Dourhe731/
Dhorce731/
Dourkh731/
Doirce731/
Daerch731/
Daurch730/
Durchs730/
Dorsth730/
Deerch730/
Dorschová713/
Darc6714,714/
Dorj6713,395/
Dors672,082/
Dartsch67887/
Darscht67127/
Dorz6768/
D'Arche6739/
Dorß6728/
Dordzhe677/
Deursch677/
Darrsch674/
Dárc674/
Darsche671/
Dhurche671/
Dorcova671/
Dorthce671/
Dartche671/
Dorcová671/
Deutrch670/

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