Dorning Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Dorning Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at (prob.) the Thorn-Tree Meadow [Old English ðorn + Old Northern English ing, Old Norse eng, a meadow]

Dorning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5891:615,38049,848
South Africa2971:182,41719,977
England1571:354,89225,525
Australia721:374,94030,993
Wales301:103,1518,167
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2311:105,52110,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

The alternate forms: Dörning (63) are calculated separately.

Dorning (21) may also be a first name.

Dorning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at (prob.) the Thorn-Tree Meadow [Old English ðorn + Old Northern English ing, Old Norse eng, a meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dorning Last Name Facts

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

Dorning (Russian: Дорнинг) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Dörning. For other potential spellings of Dorning click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorning? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 307,971st most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,944,165 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Dorning are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dorning is also the 2,368,944th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Dorning is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 589 people, or 1 in 615,380. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 26 percent reside, Washington, where 17 percent reside and Kentucky, where 15 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Dorning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dorning has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dorning last name increased 746 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 32 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dorning surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Dorning earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.75% more than the national average, earning R 372,504 per year; in United States they earn 4.84% less than the national average, earning $41,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.27% less than the national average, earning $43,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörning9563/
Doerning9372/
Dorrning930/
Dourning930/
Dornin92171/
Durning862,009/
Darning86236/
Derning86130/
Dornink86109/
Dournin8611/
Dorneng865/
Dornina865/
Dornion865/
Doornink80628/
Deurning801/
Deerning800/
Dernning800/
Darnin7711/
Dornen777/
Doorninck754/
Darneng719/
Darnina715/
Darnien711/
Darnion710/
Dornent710/
Dornnen710/
Dorneen710/
Dourneen6761/
Deurnink6719/
Doorneen670/
Darnen626/
Dharnen571/
Darnent570/
Darnenne531/

Dorning Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorning in the Russian language
Дорнингdorning-

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