Dorsch Surname
Approximately 10,094 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,505 | 1:12,376 | 1,602 |
| United States | 2,391 | 1:151,593 | 15,568 |
| Argentina | 589 | 1:72,569 | 6,170 |
| Canada | 131 | 1:281,264 | 26,302 |
| Poland | 89 | 1:427,065 | 44,572 |
| Brazil | 84 | 1:2,548,504 | 77,255 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 175 | 1:286,964 | 22,992 |
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.
Dorsch Demographics
Average Dorsch Salary in
United States
$50,255 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dörsch | 94 | 482 | / |
| Doersch | 92 | 271 | / |
| Dorsche | 92 | 19 | / |
| Dorrsch | 92 | 0 | / |
| Dorch | 91 | 938 | / |
| Dorsh | 91 | 437 | / |
| Doorscht | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dersch | 83 | 2,747 | / |
| Darsch | 83 | 312 | / |
| Dorche | 83 | 257 | / |
| Dorsht | 83 | 10 | / |
| Dorshe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dotrch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dorrch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doersh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dorsth | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dors | 80 | 2,082 | / |
| Dorschová | 80 | 3 | / |
| Darscht | 77 | 127 | / |
| Dourche | 77 | 105 | / |
| Deursch | 77 | 7 | / |
| Darrsch | 77 | 4 | / |
| Darsche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Derssch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhersch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Darsh | 73 | 11,958 | / |
| Dorce | 73 | 11,897 | / |
| Dorst | 73 | 4,031 | / |
| Darch | 73 | 2,139 | / |
| Dorsz | 73 | 1,998 | / |
| Dours | 73 | 618 | / |
| Dorse | 73 | 587 | / |
| Doers | 73 | 168 | / |
| Dohrs | 73 | 70 | / |
| Dersh | 73 | 63 | / |
| Dorss | 73 | 62 | / |
| Dorzh | 73 | 37 | / |
| Doors | 73 | 34 | / |
| D'Ors | 73 | 27 | / |
| Dorrs | 73 | 8 | / |
| Darsc | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dorzs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doirs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Darshche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dorshova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Darche | 67 | 1,902 | / |
| Doorse | 67 | 165 | / |
| Darsht | 67 | 146 | / |
| Darshe | 67 | 62 | / |
| D'Ours | 67 | 60 | / |
| Dource | 67 | 50 | / |
| Dhorse | 67 | 28 | / |
| D'Arch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dohrse | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dharsh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dorsdt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dahrsh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dorzht | 67 | 5 | / |
| D'orse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dourse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Darshh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Darshd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doerrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darscz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darsce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doirce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darcht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhorce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daurch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dourst | 67 | 0 | / |
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