Dorking Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dorking Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Dorking, anciently Dorchinges-the Settlement of the Deorc Family [Anglo-Saxon *Deorcingas-deorc, dark; -ingas, pl. of the son suff. -ing]

Dorking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:425,32928,711
United States261:13,940,728505,428
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Wales71:442,07621,198
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dorking Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Dorking, anciently Dorchinges-the Settlement of the Deorc Family [Anglo-Saxon *Deorcingas-deorc, dark; -ingas, pl. of the son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Surrey.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dorking Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dorking Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dorking is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dorking.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorking? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,214,709th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Dorking reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 425,329. In England Dorking is most numerous in: Greater London, where 37 percent reside, Essex, where 23 percent reside and Kent, where 12 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and New Zealand, where 9 percent reside.

Dorking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dorking has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dorking last name increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dorking surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Dorking earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.5% less than the national average, earning $32,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorkings93167/
Dorkkieng886/
Derking8686/
Darking8671/
Durking8624/
Dorkeng863/
Darkings8036/
Deerking800/
Durkings800/
Derkink7195/

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