Dorsch Surname

50,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dorsch Surname Definition:

(German) One who lived at the sign of the small codfish; one who grew and sold parsnips or cabbages.

Dorsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,5051:12,3761,602
United States2,3911:151,59315,568
Argentina5891:72,5696,170
Canada1311:281,26426,302
Poland891:427,06544,572
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
France691:962,648108,938
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Austria151:567,69652,281
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
England101:5,571,806158,774
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Finland91:610,74534,002
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

The alternate forms: Dörsch (482) are calculated separately.

Dorsch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who lived at the sign of the small codfish; one who grew and sold parsnips or cabbages.

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

Dorsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorsch occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Dörsch. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorsch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dorsch is the 50,805th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 721,968 people. Dorsch is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Dorsch are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dorsch is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 6,505 people, or 1 in 12,376. In Germany Dorsch is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 50 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Dorsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dorsch last name expanded 1,366 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorsch last name are 16.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Dorsch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.47% more than the national average, earning $50,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $51,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörsch94482/
Doersch92271/
Dorsche9219/
Dorrsch920/
Dorch91938/
Dorsh91437/
Doorscht862/
Dersch832,747/
Darsch83312/
Dorche83257/
Dorsht8310/
Dorshe834/
Dotrch831/
Dorrch831/
Doersh831/
Dorsth830/
Dors802,082/
Dorschová803/
Darscht77127/
Dourche77105/
Deursch777/
Darrsch774/
Darsche771/
Derssch771/
Dhersch771/
Darsh7311,958/
Dorce7311,897/
Dorst734,031/
Darch732,139/
Dorsz731,998/
Dours73618/
Dorse73587/
Doers73168/
Dohrs7370/
Dersh7363/
Dorss7362/
Dorzh7337/
Doors7334/
D'Ors7327/
Dorrs738/
Darsc733/
Dorzs731/
Doirs730/
Darshche711/
Dorshova711/
Darche671,902/
Doorse67165/
Darsht67146/
Darshe6762/
D'Ours6760/
Dource6750/
Dhorse6728/
D'Arch679/
Dohrse679/
Dharsh677/
Dorsdt676/
Dahrsh675/
Dorzht675/
D'orse673/
Dourse673/
Darshh672/
Darshd671/
Doerrs671/
Darscz671/
Darsce671/
Doirce671/
Darcht671/
Dhorce671/
Daurch670/
Dourst670/

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