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Where Does The Last Name Dorchester Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dorchester has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorchester? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 870,423^rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Dorchester live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817^th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

The last name Dorchester is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 1,562,323. In The United States Dorchester is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Arizona, where 13 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Dorchester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dorchester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dorchester last name grew 176 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 34 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorchester Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorchester surname are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dorchester earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $45,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.96% more than the national average, earning $56,120 CAD per year.