Dormer Surname
Approximately 4,085 people bear this surname
Dormer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I cannot find any earlier record of this surname than the references in the Yorkshire Poll Tax. These point to a local origin, -mire being a common suffix to North English local names; compare Blamire, and v.
Read More About This SurnameDormer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,548 | 1:35,994 | 4,727 |
| United States | 1,183 | 1:306,390 | 28,169 |
| Jamaica | 265 | 1:10,830 | 1,142 |
| Canada | 234 | 1:157,460 | 15,959 |
| New Zealand | 227 | 1:19,949 | 3,510 |
| Australia | 182 | 1:148,328 | 15,783 |
| Scotland | 123 | 1:43,527 | 3,964 |
| Ireland | 111 | 1:42,423 | 3,272 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 75 | 1:59,065 | 4,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 833 | 1:29,262 | 3,947 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 216 | 1:232,494 | 19,571 |
The alternate forms: Dörmer (194) are calculated separately.
Dormer (31) may also be a first name.
Dormer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I cannot find any earlier record of this surname than the references in the Yorkshire Poll Tax. These point to a local origin, -mire being a common suffix to North English local names; compare Blamire, and v. Myers.
Willelmas Dormire, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Agnes Dormire, 1379: ibid.
1573-4. William Hawtrye and Joan Dormer: Marriage Lic. (London).
1620. Married —John Wise and Thomasine Dormer: St. Dionis Backchurch, p.
1809. — William Hodgson and Sarah Dormer: St. George, Hanover Square.
(French-Latin) Sleeper, Sluggard [French dormeur; dormir, Latin dormire, to sleep]
An English name of French origin associated with Co. Wexford since 1590. Dormer has also been used as an anglicized form of Ó Duibhdíorma-see Dermond. SIF 50
“Sleeper” in French (Dormeur).
Collins traces Lord Dormer's family no higher than the XV. cent. With the origin of the name I am unacquainted.
From Amars or Amory, near Caen. Gilbert D’Amory had grants from Robert D’Oylley in Oxford, and was a benefactor to Eynsham Abbey (Mon. i. 265). In 1129 Roger and Robert de Amar witnessed the Charter of Oseney (Mon. ii. 137). About 1180 Ralph was Lord of Ilamars, Normandy (Wiffen, Mem. House of Russell, i. 75), and 1198 Alice Daumari and Geoffry her son were of Bucks (Lipscombe). In 13th cent. Roger de A. held part of the honour of D’Oylly in Bucks from the Earl of Warwick (Testa de Neville), and the Abbot of Oseney held from him 1 fee of the honour of Doylly (Ibid.). The name frequently occurs later in Oxford and Bucks; and 1326 Sir Richard Damory of Bucks, Oxford, and Somerset, was summoned by writ as a baron. From a younger branch derived William De Aumers of Bucks 1311, 1319, and Geoffry Dormer (Daumer) of West-Wycombe, Bucks, 14th cent.; ancestor of the Earls of Carnarvon, and the Lords Dormer. From a branch in Somerset descended the Damers or Damorys Earls of Dorchester.
The Dormers were landed gentlemen in Oxfordshire in the time of Elizabeth, and the family was ennobled in 1615, Peterley House, Bucks, being in its possession in the 17th century (Napier's "Swyncombe" and Wing's "Steeple Barton"). A Leicestershire family of Dormer in the 17th century settled afterwards in Ireland (Nichols' "Leicestershire").
Dormer Demographics
Average Dormer Salary in
United States
$45,118 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dormer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dormer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dormer (Russian: Дормер) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Dörmer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dormer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 113,266th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,783,977 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Dormer live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. Dormer is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 31 people.
The surname Dormer is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,548 people, or 1 in 35,994. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 24 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 8 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Jamaica, where 6 percent live.
Dormer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dormer has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dormer surname grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,075 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 148 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dormer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Dormer last name is predominantly Catholic (64%) in Ireland.
In The United States Dormer are 17.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.07% being registered with the party.
The amount Dormer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.05% more than the national average, earning R 323,316 per year; in United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.74% more than the national average, earning $55,020 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dormer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dormer in the Russian language | ||
| Дормер | dormer | - |
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