Dorry Surname

304,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Dorry Surname Definition:

ROBERT, Robbert: An Old English personal name, Robert, meaning 'bright fame' (hroð + berht). Alexander Robert, a Scotsman, arrested as a spy. to be liberated, 1402 (Bain, IV, 607) Horrowed into Gaelic as Raebert, which see.

Dorry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
United States3911:927,00569,520
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
France311:2,142,668174,004
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

The alternate forms: Dörry (39) are calculated separately.

Dorry (1,960) may also be a first name.

Dorry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ROBERT, Robbert: An Old English personal name, Robert, meaning 'bright fame' (hroð + berht). Alexander Robert, a Scotsman, arrested as a spy. to be liberated, 1402 (Bain, IV, 607) Horrowed into Gaelic as Raebert, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A Teutonic personal name of great antiquity, which was introduced into England about the time of the Conquest. As Rotbertus, it is frequently found in Domesday. Besides having itself become a surname, it has given rise to a great many others, as-Roberts, Robarts, Robertson, Robins, Robbins, Robinson, Robbie, Robison, Robeson, Robb, Robson, Roby. It has also taken the form of Fitz-Robert, and, in Wales, those of Ap-Robert and Ap-Robyn, now contracted to Probert and Probyn. Its nicknames are Dobb and Hobb, from the former of which we get Dobbs, Dobby, Dobbie, Dobson, Dabson, Dobbin, Dobbins, Dobinson; and from the latter, Hobbs, Hobbes, Hobson, Hobbins, Hobkins, Hopkins, Hopkinson, and Hoby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

AP ROBERT: (Welsh). The son of Robert. Hence Probert. The name sometimes took the form of Robin, and hence Ap Robyn, Probyn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dorry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorry (Arabic: الدري) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Dörry. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorry? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dorry is the 304,532nd most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,858,156 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Dorry are found; 47 percent are found in North Africa and 47 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 171,194th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 1,960 people.

The surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 158,510. Other than Egypt this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Dorry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dorry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 455 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dorry last name are 10.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dorry earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 34.48% more than the national average, earning R 319,572 per year and in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,652 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörry9339/
Dorrey9183/
Doerry9135/
Dorray916/
Dosrry914/
Dorrys911/
Dourry910/
Dorruy910/
Dory893,296/
Dorraya831/
Dottrry831/
Dourrey831/
Derry8012,076/
Dorey808,557/
Dorra803,636/
Doriy802,834/
Doray802,778/
Dorer802,131/
Darry802,078/
Doroy801,560/
Doury801,247/
Dorre80543/
Dorri80381/
Durry80361/
Doryo80250/
Doery80226/
Doory80188/
Doryi8042/
Dorys8030/
Dorré8022/
Dhory8013/
Dotry804/
Dosry804/
Dohry803/
Doiry803/
Doryd803/
Doruy802/
Doryś801/
Dorøy801/
Dorris739,617/
Dhoriy732,379/
Dhoray731,754/
D'Orey731,034/
Dorrer73761/
Doiray73617/
Derrey73461/
Dhoury73358/
Dorahy73343/
Dorres73341/
Doorey73333/
Dohrer73285/
Doiryo73264/
Doerre73258/
Dorrio73185/
Dharry73138/
Dourra73134/
Dorohy73125/
Durrey73108/
Dorrie73106/
Doorhy7399/
Dorgay7391/
Dotray7382/
Darrey7380/
Derray7378/
Doraya7369/
Dorree7368/
Dorych7367/
Dourey7348/
Darroy7345/
Dohrey7343/
Dorzey7343/
Doutry7338/
Dotrey7333/
Douray7333/
Dorriz7332/
Dorraj7330/
Dottry7325/
Durray7322/
Dooray7322/
Dohray7317/
Douroy7314/
Darruy7314/
Dorrit7312/
Dhorey7311/
Dorrai7311/
Doriey7311/
Dorret7310/
Dorreh7310/
Dorysh737/
Dorrea736/
Dorrez736/
Dorzhy736/
Dorhay735/
Dherry734/
Dhorre734/
Dourre734/
Dohtry733/
Dhorra733/
Dorher733/
Derroy733/
Dhotry732/
Dorgey732/
Dosrey732/
Darray732/
Dourer732/
Doeriy731/
Darrry731/
Darryo731/
Durriy731/
Dorerr731/
Dorioy731/
Dosrer731/
Dothry731/
Dooréy731/
Doreys731/
D'Arry731/
Dhoroy731/
Dhurry731/
Dourri731/
Dorytė731/
Doyroy731/
Durroy731/
Doosry731/
Dhorri731/
Deerry730/
Dotrer730/
Doitry730/
Deurry730/
Dore6770,839/
Dora6756,705/
Dery6728,933/
Dori6713,815/
Dorj6713,395/
Dury675,402/
Dary673,956/
Doré671,147/
Dhoiray671,081/
Darrouy67259/
Dorohyi67149/
Dorritt67142/
Doerrie67106/
D'Orrio6790/
Dorrett6782/
Daharry6753/
Döry6742/
Dharroy6729/
Dhouray6723/
Dottrey6723/
Dharray6717/
Dorreis6716/
Dóry6712/
Dourret6712/
Dhourey6710/
Dourhay678/
Dorzhuy677/
Dhotray676/
Dhotrey675/
Dhotrre675/
Dorriss675/
Dhoorre675/
Dhoraiy674/
Douyhry674/
Dorreiz674/
Doiraya673/
Douraya673/
Dorè673/
Dorrais672/
Dorrest672/
D'Dorey672/
Dourhey672/
Dherroy671/
D'Errey671/
Derrooy671/
Dasrriy671/
Ddohray671/
Dorrait671/
Dorraja671/
Dorrohj671/
Dorzhiy671/
Dosreys671/
Dourrai671/
Dorraiz671/
Dorrich671/
Darruoy671/
Dhouroy671/
Dourouy671/
Doutrey671/
Dotrych671/
Dorá671/
Doyraya671/
Dourayd671/
Dorreeh671/
Doorhey670/
Dorress670/
Dottray670/
Dorretz670/
Doyhtry670/
Doittry670/
Darreey670/
Dorroha670/
Dorrher670/
Dourrie670/

Dorry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorry in the Arabic language
الدريaldry-

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