Dorsey Surname
Approximately 61,479 people bear this surname
Dorsey Surname Definition:
For Darsey = Darcy, q.v.
Dorsey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59,926 | 1:6,048 | 701 |
| Canada | 437 | 1:84,315 | 9,378 |
| Israel | 411 | 1:20,821 | 3,100 |
| England | 230 | 1:242,252 | 19,814 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| Mexico | 52 | 1:2,387,042 | 20,469 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 174 | 1:140,088 | 12,645 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,749 | 1:4,274 | 524 |
Dorsey (5,640) may also be a first name.
Dorsey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Darsey = Darcy, q.v.
(Irish, French) Grandson of Dorchaidhe (dark man); one who came from Arcy (stronghold), in France.
Dorsey Demographics
Dorsey Political Affiliation
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Dorsey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorsey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dorsey (Arabic: دورسي) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorsey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 9,213th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 118,537 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Dorsey reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 89,131st most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,640 people.
The last name Dorsey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 59,926 people, or 1 in 6,048. In The United States Dorsey is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 17 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.
Dorsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dorsey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorsey last name rose 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dorsey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Dorsey are 3.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.43% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dorsey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 66.24% more than the national average, earning 575,329 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,751 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $55,545 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dorsey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dorsey in the Arabic language | ||
| دورسي | dwrsy | - |
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Dorsey Reference & Research
Dorsey FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Dorsey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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