Dorsette Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bahamas
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Dorsette Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorsette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bahamas4981:787155
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Saint Kitts and Nevis181:3,067419
England171:3,277,533109,658
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines141:8,047726
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Montserrat71:707123
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Dominica41:18,973529
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Dorsette (19) may also be a first name.

Dorsette Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorsette is more commonly found in The Bahamas than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorsette? popularity and diffusion

Dorsette is the 451,199th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 9,678,016 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Dorsette reside; 76 percent reside in Caribbean and 76 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Bahamas, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 787. In The Bahamas Dorsette is primarily concentrated in: New Providence, where 87 percent live, Cat Island, where 12 percent live and Grand Bahama, where 1 percent live. Beside The Bahamas this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Saint Kitts and Nevis, where 2 percent live.

Dorsette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dorsette has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorsette surname expanded 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorsette Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dorsette surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Dorsette earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.89% less than the national average, earning $32,411 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dorsette
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