Dorcy Surname
Approximately 860 people bear this surname
Dorcy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 374 | 1:969,142 | 71,998 |
| Haiti | 351 | 1:30,438 | 2,183 |
| Mauritius | 43 | 1:30,079 | 5,976 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Panama | 35 | 1:111,779 | 4,120 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 35 | 1:126,568 | 7,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 320 | 1:156,933 | 14,423 |
Dorcy (619) may also be a first name.
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Dorcy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorcy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dorcy is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dorcy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorcy? popularity and diffusion
Dorcy is the 406,994th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,473,891 people. The surname Dorcy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Dorcy reside; 41 percent reside in Caribbean and 41 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 335,240th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 619 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 18 percent reside, Missouri, where 13 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 41 percent reside and Mauritius, where 5 percent reside.
Dorcy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dorcy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorcy surname grew 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dorcy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dorcy surname are 5.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.85% registered with the party.
Dorcy earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.84% more than the national average, earning $50,846 USD per year.
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Dorcy Reference & Research
Dorsey FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Dorsey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Dorcy
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis