Dorman Surname
Approximately 24,939 people bear this surname
Dorman Surname Definition:
Offic. 'the doorman'; v. Dorward.
Nicholas Doreman. Issues of the Exchequer.
1637. Married — John Dorman and Elizabeth Hatton: St. Antholin (London).
Dorman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,457 | 1:22,025 | 2,765 |
| England | 1,869 | 1:29,812 | 4,005 |
| Australia | 1,660 | 1:16,262 | 2,302 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Canada | 703 | 1:52,412 | 6,292 |
| Turkey | 642 | 1:121,217 | 10,095 |
| Northern Ireland | 321 | 1:5,748 | 1,059 |
| South Africa | 310 | 1:174,767 | 19,310 |
| Scotland | 245 | 1:21,852 | 2,499 |
| Israel | 223 | 1:38,375 | 5,270 |
| Jamaica | 215 | 1:13,349 | 1,329 |
| Ireland | 174 | 1:27,063 | 2,490 |
| Netherlands | 160 | 1:105,545 | 17,044 |
| New Zealand | 141 | 1:32,116 | 5,589 |
| Poland | 120 | 1:316,740 | 36,993 |
| Russia | 99 | 1:1,455,788 | 100,531 |
| Ukraine | 74 | 1:615,172 | 66,879 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 39 | 1:34,974 | 3,476 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Northern Cyprus | 28 | 1:11,393 | 2,921 |
| Romania | 27 | 1:743,625 | 50,353 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Panama | 20 | 1:195,613 | 5,661 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Nicaragua | 12 | 1:501,758 | 3,714 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Georgia | 8 | 1:468,193 | 17,304 |
| Saint Lucia | 7 | 1:25,540 | 1,703 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 305 | 1:14,524 | 1,865 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 787 | 1:30,973 | 4,122 |
| Scotland | 168 | 1:22,281 | 2,124 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,161 | 1:15,887 | 2,025 |
The alternate forms: Dormán (429) & Dořman (5) are calculated separately.
Dorman (3,009) may also be a first name.
Dorman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Offic. 'the doorman'; v. Dorward.
Nicholas Doreman. Issues of the Exchequer.
1637. Married — John Dorman and Elizabeth Hatton: St. Antholin (London).
(English) 1 Doorkeeper, Gate- keeper [Old English dor + man(n] 2 Dear-man [Anglo-Saxon Deórman—deór(e, dear, beloved + man(n]
An English name in Co. Down, sometimes used as a variant of Dornan. SIF
“Swift Man” or “Dear Man” in Old English. Originally Deerman.
(English, German) The beloved, or dear, man; one who had charge of the door or gate.
Anglo-Saxon dor, a gate or large door, and man. A door-keeper, porter.
From the Dutch, Doorman; a personal name.
Dorman Demographics
Average Male Dorman Height
177.4 cm
Average Female Dorman Height
166.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dorman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dorman (Arabic: دورمان, Georgian: დორმან, Hindi: डोरमन, Russian: Дорман, Tibetan: དོར་མན་) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Dormán or Dořman. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 21,801st most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 292,215 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Dorman live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 131,895th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 3,009 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 16,457 people, or 1 in 22,025. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 80 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Dorman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dorman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dorman last name grew 521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 43 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dorman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Dorman last name are 35.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.72% registered with the party.
The amount Dorman earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.2% more than the national average, earning R 309,396 per year; in United States they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $44,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.97% more than the national average, earning $52,648 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dorman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dorman in the Georgian language | ||
| დორმან | dorman | - |
| Dorman in the Tibetan language | ||
| དོར་མན་ | dormen | - |
| Dorman in the Hindi language | ||
| डोरमन | doramana | - |
| Dorman in the Russian language | ||
| Дорман | dorman | - |
| Dorman in the Arabic language | ||
| دورمان | dwrman | - |
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Dorman Reference & Research
Doran DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Doran FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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