Dore Surname
Approximately 70,839 people bear this surname
Dore Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dore,' a chapelry, Derbyshire, and a parish, Herefordshire.
Thomas Dore, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(Abbas) de Dore, Herefordshire, ibid.
Thomas de Dore, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameDore Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 33,095 | 1:358 | 53 |
| United States | 6,576 | 1:55,118 | 6,578 |
| Canada | 5,484 | 1:6,719 | 986 |
| France | 5,158 | 1:12,878 | 1,282 |
| Italy | 3,631 | 1:16,843 | 2,872 |
| India | 3,153 | 1:243,281 | 14,180 |
| England | 2,728 | 1:20,425 | 2,892 |
| Australia | 1,391 | 1:19,407 | 2,688 |
| Ireland | 713 | 1:6,604 | 979 |
| Ivory Coast | 711 | 1:32,449 | 2,181 |
| Somalia | 686 | 1:19,609 | 1,156 |
| Nigeria | 645 | 1:274,640 | 15,593 |
| Indonesia | 642 | 1:205,996 | 19,450 |
| Brazil | 636 | 1:336,595 | 12,941 |
| Haiti | 522 | 1:20,467 | 1,697 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Kenya | 465 | 1:99,312 | 8,720 |
| Vietnam | 433 | 1:213,963 | 987 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 339 | 1:163 | 33 |
| Benin | 305 | 1:33,887 | 4,413 |
| New Zealand | 263 | 1:17,218 | 3,012 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Zimbabwe | 230 | 1:67,123 | 10,073 |
| Romania | 198 | 1:101,403 | 11,516 |
| Argentina | 191 | 1:223,788 | 18,393 |
| Dominican Republic | 185 | 1:56,394 | 2,803 |
| Liberia | 118 | 1:37,360 | 3,460 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| Papua New Guinea | 111 | 1:73,457 | 9,617 |
| Niger | 97 | 1:197,856 | 6,708 |
| Germany | 80 | 1:1,006,318 | 69,119 |
| Spain | 78 | 1:599,385 | 28,019 |
| Netherlands | 74 | 1:228,205 | 30,213 |
| Iran | 64 | 1:1,199,727 | 51,798 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 58 | 1:1,903 | 315 |
| Venezuela | 58 | 1:520,760 | 9,798 |
| Albania | 56 | 1:52,037 | 6,745 |
| United Arab Emirates | 56 | 1:163,612 | 12,461 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Honduras | 50 | 1:176,329 | 2,117 |
| Burkina Faso | 43 | 1:426,793 | 6,388 |
| Russia | 37 | 1:3,895,218 | 191,585 |
| Northern Ireland | 35 | 1:52,715 | 4,341 |
| British Virgin Islands | 33 | 1:957 | 155 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Serbia | 21 | 1:340,236 | 16,447 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | 1:68,199 | 5,276 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Isle of Man | 16 | 1:5,364 | 1,196 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Jamaica | 14 | 1:204,996 | 5,998 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Anguilla | 7 | 1:1,919 | 182 |
| Saint Lucia | 7 | 1:25,540 | 1,703 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 409 | 1:10,831 | 1,531 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,546 | 1:15,767 | 2,328 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 927 | 1:54,173 | 6,089 |
The alternate forms: Doré (1,147), Döre (42) & Dorè (3) are calculated separately.
Dore (9,854) may also be a first name.
Dore Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dore,' a chapelry, Derbyshire, and a parish, Herefordshire.
Thomas Dore, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(Abbas) de Dore, Herefordshire, ibid.
Thomas de Dore, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1747. Married — Moses Dore and Rebeccah Rideant: St. Antholin (London).
(English) Dweller at a Gate or Pass [Middle English dore, Old English dor]
(French) Golden [see Doree in Dict.]
Dore is Ó Doghair in Co. Limerick, but elsewhere may be from the French Doré. SIF 61
(French) One who gilds, a gilder.
A chapelry in Derbyshire, and a parish in co. Hereford-Abbey Dore.
From the French, Doré; from the Dutch, Dórr, Dorre; in the Domesday Book, Dore. Or Dore, a location name in Derbyshire.
Throughout the 18th century the family of Dore, the ancestors, I conclude, of the present family of Doret, held the Povington estate in West Tyneham; in 1722 there was a Robert Dore of Limington, Somerset (H.).
Dore Demographics
Average Male Dore Height
177.03 cm
Average Female Dore Height
161.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dore Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dore (Georgian: დორე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﺭ, Hindi: डोरे, Marathi: दोरे, Oriya: େଦାେର, Russian: Доре) has its highest incidence in Guinea. It can also be found as: Doré, Döre or Dorè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dore? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dore is the 8,014th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 102,875 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Dore are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 61,851st most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 9,854 people.
Dore is most commonly occurring in Guinea, where it is held by 33,095 people, or 1 in 358. In Guinea Dore is most common in: Nzérékoré Region, where 56 percent are found, Kindia Region, where 14 percent are found and Kankan Region, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Guinea this surname occurs in 125 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Dore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dore has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dore last name expanded 709 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 174 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 268 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dore Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dore last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland, Buddhist (80%) in Russia and Muslim (83%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Dore surname are 1.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.97% registered with the party.
The amount Dore earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning €29,681 per year; in Norway they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning 220,550 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 166.65% more than the national average, earning R 633,672 per year; in United States they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $45,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.5% less than the national average, earning $43,970 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dore Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dore in the Georgian language | ||
| დორე | dore | - |
| Dore in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦାେର | edaera | - |
| Dore in the Hindi language | ||
| डोरे | dore | 98.89 |
| दोरे | dore | 0.44 |
| डोरी | dori | 0.22 |
| Dore in the Marathi language | ||
| दोरे | dore | 97.53 |
| डोरे | dore | 1.52 |
| ढोरे | dhore | 0.85 |
| डोर | dora | 0.05 |
| दोेरे | doere | 0.05 |
| Dore in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﺭ | dwr | 66.67 |
| ﺩﻭﺭﻱ | dwry | 33.33 |
| Dore in the Russian language | ||
| Доре | dore | - |
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