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

The last name Dorey (Russian: Дорей, Tibetan: རྡོ་རི།) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Dórey. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 58,983^rd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 851,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Dorey are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dorey is also the 350,532^nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 572 people.

The last name is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 1,963 people, or 1 in 33,837. In France Dorey is most numerous in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 23 percent reside, Normandy, where 22 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent reside. Barring France this last name occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Dorey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Dorey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorey surname grew 826 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 319 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 37 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dorey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dorey last name is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dorey surname are 9.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.42% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dorey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 101.52% more than the national average, earning 697,406 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning R 290,796 per year; in United States they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning $45,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $46,732 CAD per year.