Dorman Surname

21,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,4571:22,0252,765
England1,8691:29,8124,005
Australia1,6601:16,2622,302
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Canada7031:52,4126,292
Turkey6421:121,21710,095
Northern Ireland3211:5,7481,059
South Africa3101:174,76719,310
Scotland2451:21,8522,499
Israel2231:38,3755,270
Jamaica2151:13,3491,329
Ireland1741:27,0632,490
Netherlands1601:105,54517,044
New Zealand1411:32,1165,589
Poland1201:316,74036,993
Russia991:1,455,788100,531
Ukraine741:615,17266,879
Libya491:127,428674
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Wales441:70,3306,116
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Trinidad and Tobago391:34,9743,476
France321:2,075,710171,237
Northern Cyprus281:11,3932,921
Romania271:743,62550,353
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
India221:34,866,608408,224
Panama201:195,6135,661
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Saint Lucia71:25,5401,703
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Dominica11:75,891912
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3051:14,5241,865
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7871:30,9734,122
Scotland1681:22,2812,124
Wales121:130,7015,289
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1611:15,8872,025

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).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Doorkeeper, Gate- keeper [Old English dor + man(n] 2 Dear-man [Anglo-Saxon Deórman—deór(e, dear, beloved + man(n]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English name in Co. Down, sometimes used as a variant of Dornan. SIF

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Swift Man” or “Dear Man” in Old English. Originally Deerman.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English, German) The beloved, or dear, man; one who had charge of the door or gate.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anglo-Saxon dor, a gate or large door, and man. A door-keeper, porter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Doorman; a personal name.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dormán94429/
Dořman945/
Dormann922,786/
Dohrman921,016/
Dormane92704/
Doorman92494/
Dormand92366/
Dormant92220/
Doerman92144/
Dormain9250/
Dourman9243/
Dorrman9217/
Dorhman929/
Dormanh924/
Dormhan924/
Dhorman922/
Dormang922/
Dormman921/
Dormahn921/
Dohrmann865,186/
Dourmane861,388/
Doermann86245/
Doehrman86245/
Dorrmann86122/
Doerrman8657/
Dorhmann8612/
D'Ormain864/
D'Gorman863/
Dormaine862/
Dormanne861/
Dourhman861/
Dorhmane861/
Dohrmaun860/
Darman839,758/
Derman837,784/
Durman835,337/
Dormon83723/
Dormam833/
Doehrmann80246/
Doerrmann8057/
Dourhmane804/
Dormanová804/
Dormanova801/
Dharman771,123/
Deerman77757/
Dormont77655/
Dörmann77530/
Dormond77511/
Darmann77311/
Darmane77291/
Dermann77243/
Darmand77171/
Durmann77125/
Durhman77122/
Darmaun7784/
Darmain7771/
Darmang7766/
Deurman7762/
Åderman7738/
Dherman7737/
Darmaan7731/
Darmman7728/
Dermain7726/
Darmant7719/
Dürmann7716/
Daurman7713/
Därmann7711/
Durrman779/
D'Erman779/
Dhurman779/
Hdarman776/
Darhman776/
Dormein776/
Dormonh776/
Darzman775/
Derhman773/
Durmane772/
Dermman771/
Darmean771/
Duhrman771/
Dahrman771/
Dehrman771/
Ddarman771/
Darmayn771/
D'Arman771/
Durmain771/
Dorhmon770/
Derrman770/
Dohrmam770/
Durmand770/
Darmatin71315/
Döhrmann71229/
Derhmain71170/
Dürrmann71149/
Dehrmann71134/
Darmahan71129/
Dörrmann7183/
Durrmann7176/
Duhrmann7155/
Dharmman7154/
Daharman7152/
Derrmann7149/
Deermann7146/
Dhermain7142/
Dåderman7131/
Dharmann7128/
Dharmaan7126/
Dahrmann7125/
D'Armand7121/
Darrmann7117/
Durmatin7112/
Dharmane719/
Darhmane719/
Durmasın718/
Dharmaun716/
Daermann716/
Dohrmannová715/
Darmaine713/
Dormontt712/
Darmangg712/
Dharmang712/
Doormont712/
Deerrman711/
Darmaand711/
D'Harman711/
D'Herman711/
Durhmann711/
Darmon674,560/
Durmanova671,599/
Darmanova67333/
Dermon67278/
Durmon67225/
Ďurman6737/
Darmaisin6732/
Durmam6731/
Darmam6716/
Dořmanová6710/
Durmanová679/
Darmasing678/
Dormonova676/
Durmazsen676/
Dermanowa674/
Dharmasen672/
Durmań672/
Dharmaind671/
Dharmasin671/
Dormassem671/
Darmón671/
D'Harmant671/

Dorman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorman in the Georgian language
დორმანdorman-
Dorman in the Tibetan language
དོར་མན་dormen-
Dorman in the Hindi language
डोरमनdoramana-
Dorman in the Russian language
Дорманdorman-
Dorman in the Arabic language
دورمانdwrman-

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Dorman Reference & Research

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