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

The last name Dorkes (Russian: Доркес) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Dörkes. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 3,957,383^rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Dorkes are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England Dorkes is primarily found in: Nottinghamshire, where 43 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 29 percent live and Derbyshire, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Dorkes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Dorkes has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dorkes surname increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.