Dorkings Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dorkings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorkings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:373,94726,392
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Dorkings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorkings is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dorkings click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorkings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Dorkings occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Dorkings are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Dorkings is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 373,947. In England Dorkings is primarily found in: Kent, where 17 percent reside, East Sussex, where 15 percent reside and West Sussex, where 9 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Dorkings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dorkings has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dorkings last name grew 347 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorkings Last Name Statistics demography

Dorkings earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dorkings
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