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
Dorsch Political Affiliation
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Dorsch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorsch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dorsch is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant: Dörsch. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorsch? popularity and diffusion
It is the 50,805th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 721,968 people. The last name Dorsch is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Dorsch reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Dorsch is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 6,505 people, or 1 in 12,376. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 50 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.
Dorsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dorsch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,366 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dorsch Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dorsch last name are 16.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.47% being registered with the political 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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