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 surname Dorking is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorking? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dorking is the 1,214,709th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Dorking are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 425,329. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 37 percent are found, Essex, where 23 percent are found and Kent, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and New Zealand, where 9 percent are found.

Dorking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dorking has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dorking surname rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 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 political 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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dorking
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