Dorey Surname
Approximately 8,557 people bear this surname
Dorey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dory.' I cannot identify the place.
Geoffrey de Dory, Lincolnshire Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
John Dory, Lincolnshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameDorey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,963 | 1:33,837 | 4,119 |
| Canada | 1,886 | 1:19,536 | 2,723 |
| United States | 1,669 | 1:217,171 | 21,128 |
| England | 1,455 | 1:38,294 | 4,980 |
| Australia | 407 | 1:66,329 | 7,905 |
| Guernsey | 257 | 1:251 | 15 |
| Portugal | 179 | 1:58,202 | 3,162 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| South Africa | 95 | 1:570,292 | 44,274 |
| Jersey | 83 | 1:1,195 | 160 |
| Wales | 67 | 1:46,187 | 4,386 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Israel | 42 | 1:203,753 | 19,703 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Liberia | 32 | 1:137,767 | 10,163 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 38 | 1:116,575 | 6,975 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 739 | 1:32,984 | 4,362 |
| Guernsey | 166 | 1:197 | 28 |
| Jersey | 98 | 1:529 | 78 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 202 | 1:248,607 | 20,632 |
The alternate forms: Dórey (1) are calculated separately.
Dorey (572) may also be a first name.
Dorey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dory.' I cannot identify the place.
Geoffrey de Dory, Lincolnshire Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
John Dory, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Fulco Dory, Lincolnshire, ibid.
The French Doré, apparently a nickname for one with Golden Hair [French doré, gilded, golden, pp. of dorer, Latin deaurare, to gild] The golden-yellow fish John Dory or Doree is the French dorée, from
Dorey Demographics
Average Male Dorey Height
177.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dorey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dorey (Russian: Дорей, Tibetan: རྡོ་རི།) occurs most in France. It can occur in the variant forms: Dórey. Click here for other potential spellings of Dorey.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 58,983rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 851,647 people. Dorey is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Dorey live; 39 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dorey is also the 350,532nd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 572 people.
The surname Dorey is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 1,963 people, or 1 in 33,837. In France it is most numerous in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 23 percent are found, Normandy, where 22 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent are found. Apart from France it occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Dorey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dorey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States Dorey are 9.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.42% 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dorey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dorey in the Tibetan language | ||
| རྡོ་རི། | dori | - |
| Dorey in the Russian language | ||
| Дорей | dorej | - |
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