Dorey Surname

58,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Dorey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,9631:33,8374,119
Canada1,8861:19,5362,723
United States1,6691:217,17121,128
England1,4551:38,2944,980
Australia4071:66,3297,905
Guernsey2571:25115
Portugal1791:58,2023,162
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Jersey831:1,195160
Wales671:46,1874,386
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Israel421:203,75319,703
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Liberia321:137,76710,163
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7391:32,9844,362
Guernsey1661:19728
Jersey981:52978
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:248,60720,632

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dórey931/
D'Orey911,034/
Doorey91333/
Dorrey9183/
Dourey9148/
Dohrey9143/
Dorzey9143/
Dotrey9133/
Doreya9118/
Dorejy9111/
Dhorey9111/
Doriey9111/
Dorgey912/
Dosrey912/
Doreiy911/
Doreye911/
Doreys911/
Dore8970,839/
Dory893,296/
Dottrey8323/
D'Oreye8320/
Dhourey8310/
Dhotrey835/
Doureye833/
D'Dorey832/
Dourhey832/
Dosreys831/
Dourrey831/
Doutrey831/
Dorzeya831/
Doorhey830/
Dhore8027,961/
Dores809,637/
Dorge805,384/
Dorea804,034/
Doriy802,834/
Doray802,778/
Dorje802,457/
Dorer802,131/
Doroy801,560/
Doret801,531/
Durey801,390/
Darey801,305/
Doury801,247/
Dorry801,244/
Dohre801,129/
Doure801,007/
Doire80790/
Doree80782/
Dorie80676/
Derey80570/
Dorre80543/
Dotre80530/
Doore80504/
Dorez80429/
Doryo80250/
Dosre80240/
Doery80226/
Doory80188/
Dorei80110/
Dorae8097/
Dorze8078/
Doere8044/
Dorée8044/
Doryi8042/
Dorys8030/
Doreh8025/
Dorhe8024/
Dored8022/
Dorye8022/
Doyre8018/
Dhory8013/
Doreu806/
Dor'e805/
Dotry804/
D'Ore804/
Dosry804/
Dorue803/
Dohry803/
Doiry803/
Doryd803/
Doruy802/
Doryś801/
Dorøy801/
Duore801/
Doroe800/
Dorrieya771/
Dhotre7355,405/
Dhoriy732,379/
Dhoray731,754/
Doreus731,362/
Doutre731,269/
Dutrey731,255/
Dhoore731,167/
Dorrer73761/
Doriye73726/
Doiray73617/
Derrey73461/
Dhoury73358/
Dhorje73346/
Dorahy73343/
Dorres73341/
Dohrer73285/
Dorzie73281/
Doiryo73264/
Doerre73258/
Dorowe73226/
Doores73213/
Doriya73175/
Dargey73164/
Douret73146/
Doroya73146/
Dorohy73125/
Dotres73123/
Dourie73116/
Dorzee73114/
Durrey73108/
Dorrie73106/
Dorett73106/
Dhorge73101/
Doorhy7399/
Dorgay7391/
Doriyo7388/
Dotray7382/
Dorayi7381/
Darrey7380/
Doorze7379/
Dorest7376/
Doraya7369/
Dorree7368/
Dorych7367/
Durgey7361/
Dhoure7358/
Dharey7358/
Dhosre7349/
Dareys7348/
Dareye7346/
Deerey7340/
Doiret7339/
Doutry7338/
Doerry7335/
Doorye7334/
Douray7333/
Doraje7326/
Dottry7325/
Doretz7324/
Dooray7322/
Dareey7320/
Dhorie7318/
Dohray7317/
Dehrey7316/
Douree7316/
Doresh7315/
Dourei7315/
Dorzea7315/
Dourge7314/
Douroy7314/
Dorawe7314/
Dereya7313/
Dereyo7313/
Doehre7313/
Dureya7313/
Doreis7311/
Dorret7310/
Dorreh7310/
Dourée739/
Dorech739/
Dorets738/
Dothre738/
Doorje738/
Dorije737/
Dorysh737/
Doreas737/
Dorray736/
Doreia736/
Dorrea736/
Doorie736/
Dorrez736/
Dorzhy736/
Dhurey735/
Doress735/
Dareya735/
Doreij735/
Dojree735/
Dorhay735/
Dorees734/
Dhhore734/
Dhorei734/
Dhorre734/
Dereye734/
Dorejo734/
Dourre734/
Dosrry734/
Dohrea733/
Dohtry733/
Doreja733/
Doresp733/
Dorher733/
Dorzei733/
Doreez733/
Dariey733/
Doroue733/
Doruya733/
D'Otre733/
D'Arey732/
Dhotry732/
Derhey732/
Dohtre732/
Dahrey732/
Dosres732/
Daarey732/
Dourez732/
Doraye732/
Dourer732/
Datrey731/
Doeriy731/
Doirie731/
Dhoere731/
Dhoret731/
Dhoreu731/
Darhey731/
Dasrey731/
Dureyi731/
Dorajy731/
Doreji731/
Dorerr731/
Dorioy731/
Dosrer731/
Doorae731/
Dothry731/
Dottre731/
Dorieh731/
Doroyi731/
Dohreh731/
Dohrez731/
Doorez731/
Dooréy731/
Doreaz731/
Doriie731/
Doroyo731/
Dorrys731/
Daurey731/
Dareyd731/
D'Urey731/
Dereiy731/
Dhoroy731/
Doureï731/
Dourhe731/
Dourye731/
Dorytė731/
Doyroy731/
Doerie731/
Doosry731/
Doryia731/
D'Ores731/
Dooree731/
Doroye731/
Doureh731/
Doorea731/
Dotree731/
Doures730/
Dourry730/
Doreah730/
Dotrer730/
Dhores730/
Dohrge730/
Doitry730/
Dorruy730/
Doreiz730/
Doerea730/
Dora6756,705/
Dare6750,692/
Dere6742,212/
Dery6728,933/
Dure6724,352/
Dori6713,815/
Dorj6713,395/
Dury675,402/
Dary673,956/
Doré671,147/
Dhoiray671,081/
D'Hoore67851/
Dautrey67688/
Dosreis67619/
Doutres67550/
Dorrejo67496/
Dorohyi67149/
Doğruya67107/
Doerrie67106/
Dorrett6782/
Darghey6774/
Dhoriya6765/
Dhaurey6757/
Dorecht6751/
Dhoraje6743/
Döry6742/
Döre6742/
Dhothre6731/
Douress6730/
Dorreus6730/
Douroye6726/
Darreye6725/
Dhouray6723/
Douraye6720/
Doriyah6719/
Dorreis6716/
Dhargey6712/
Dóry6712/
Dourret6712/
Dhottre6711/
Doutree6710/
Dourayi679/
Ddoriya678/
Dourhay678/
Dorzhuy677/
Dhotray676/
Dhotrre675/
Dhoutre675/
Durgeya675/
Duttrey675/
Dhoorre675/
Doyriya674/
Dhureya674/
Datreya674/
Dheerey674/
Dhoraiy674/
Douroue674/
Douyhry674/
Dorreiz674/
De'reya674/
Doiraya673/
Douraya673/
Düre673/
Durejiy673/
Dorè673/
Dhareya672/
Dorestt672/
Dorriye672/
Dorrest672/
D'Hoere672/
Dorà672/
Dorohue671/
Dohriya671/
Dhareiy671/
Dhutrey671/
Dhodtre671/
Dhoitre671/
D'Errey671/
Derreye671/
Dausrey671/
Ddohray671/
Ddoriyo671/
Duoretz671/
Dorajee671/
Dorraya671/
Dorreia671/
Dorzhiy671/
Dosreas671/
Dooriya671/
Dottrry671/
Douriya671/
Doureid671/
Doriyap671/
Doriyat671/
Dorgayi671/
Darejiy671/
Darahey671/
Dherhey671/
Dhouroy671/
Douredh671/
Dourouy671/
Douroyi671/
Douttre671/
Dotrych671/
Dosraie671/
Dorá671/
Doyraya671/
Dourayd671/
Dorreeh671/
Doorzee671/
Dureeya671/
Dhereye671/
Dhoriyo671/
Dourett670/
Dooresh670/
Dorress670/
Douresh670/
Doroyhy670/
Dorrgea670/
Dottray670/
Doroues670/
Dorretz670/
Doyhtry670/
Doittry670/
Darreey670/
Dorrher670/
Dooress670/
Dourrie670/

Dorey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorey in the Tibetan language
རྡོ་རི།dori-
Dorey in the Russian language
Дорейdorej-

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