Dorcy Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Dorcy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorcy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:969,14271,998
Haiti3511:30,4382,183
Mauritius431:30,0795,976
France391:1,703,147154,208
Panama351:111,7794,120
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3201:156,93314,423

Dorcy (619) may also be a first name.

Dorcy Last Name Facts

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

Dorcy occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorcy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 406,994th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,473,891 people. Dorcy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Dorcy live; 41 percent live in Caribbean and 41 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Dorcy is also the 335,240th most common first name internationally, borne by 619 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 18 percent live, Missouri, where 13 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 41 percent live and Mauritius, where 5 percent live.

Dorcy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dorcy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorcy last name increased 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorcy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dorcy last name are 5.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.85% registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorchy91894/
Dorcey91482/
Dourcy91120/
D'Orcy9139/
Dorcay911/
Doircy911/
Dorscey831/
Dorchey830/
Darcy8017,796/
Dorce8011,897/
Dorca801,999/
Dorsy80203/
Dorcé8088/
Dorci8060/
Durcy8039/
Dorjy8012/
Dàrcy801/
Dortschy7784/
Dorsey7361,479/
D'arcy737,985/
Dorjey737,600/
Dorjay734,423/
Darcey731,515/
Darchy73472/
Dorcis73431/
Dorjoy73360/
Dorche73257/
Dorsay73216/
Dorcea73170/
Dorcet73127/
Dource7350/
Dorcsi7348/
Dorzey7343/
Dorchi7334/
Dorcee7312/
Darczy7310/
Durczy7310/
Dorcaj737/
Dorzhy736/
Dorcie735/
Durcey733/
Dorsuy732/
Dorgey732/
Dorcer732/
Doersy731/
Darzcy731/
Durchy731/
Dorces731/
Dorczi731/
Dorjhy731/
Dïarcy731/
Doirce731/
Dorced731/
Darcay731/
D'Orsy731/
Dhorce731/
Dourca731/
Doursy731/
Dorxey730/
Dorssy730/
Dorshy730/
D'Orsay67111/
Dorcier67105/
Dourche67105/
Dorcich6765/
D'arcey6753/
Dortche6741/
Dorcheh6731/
Dorssey6719/
Dorsche6719/
Dorches6717/
Doorjey6711/
Dorsich6710/
Dorzhuy677/
D'orsey675/
D'Archy675/
Dorcher674/
Dorshay674/
Dorchet674/
Dorceis673/
Dorseys673/
Dorcett672/
Dorsaya672/
Dorchai672/
Dorchei672/
Dorrsey671/
Dorseey671/
Dorshey671/
Dorthce671/
Dorzhiy671/
Dosrsey671/
Doursey671/
Dorcies671/
Doorjoy671/
Dorsicz671/
Dortchi671/
Dhorjoy671/
Dourjoy671/
Dorchee671/
Darchay671/
Darrcey670/
Dources670/
Doersey670/
Doirsey670/

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Dorcy Reference & Research

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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
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