Dorsey Surname

9,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Dorsey Surname Definition:

For Darsey = Darcy, q.v.

Dorsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States59,9261:6,048701
Canada4371:84,3159,378
Israel4111:20,8213,100
England2301:242,25219,814
Australia871:310,29526,919
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Mexico521:2,387,04220,469
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
France231:2,887,944200,772
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Gibraltar101:3,395741
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Norway61:857,04855,549
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belize11:355,4743,977
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:140,08812,645
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,7491:4,274524

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish, French) Grandson of Dorchaidhe (dark man); one who came from Arcy (stronghold), in France.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorssey9219/
D'orsey925/
Dorseys923/
Dorrsey921/
Dorscey921/
Dorseey921/
Dorshey921/
Dosrsey921/
Doursey921/
Doersey920/
Doirsey920/
Dorse91587/
Dorsy91203/
Dorseyii861/
Dorsey's861/
Dorjey837,600/
Darsey831,342/
Dorset83929/
Dorcey83482/
Dorsay83216/
Doorse83165/
Dorseh83105/
Dorsue83101/
Dorsie8355/
Dorzey8343/
Dursey8335/
Dorsee8332/
Dhorse8328/
Dorser8314/
Dersey8313/
Dohrse839/
Dorshe834/
Dourse833/
D'orse833/
Dorsuy832/
Dorgey832/
Doersy831/
Dorsae831/
Dorsea831/
Dorseu831/
Dorsye831/
D'Orsy831/
Doursy831/
Dorxey830/
Dorssy830/
Dorshy830/
Dorsge830/
Dorsett779,961/
Dorsher77136/
Dharsey77120/
D'Orsay77111/
Darshey7727/
Dorsche7719/
Dorsser7711/
Doorjey7711/
Dorsaye778/
D'Orsie776/
Dorshay774/
Dorseus774/
Dorsaya772/
Dorsedt771/
Dorseer771/
Dorseui771/
Dourser771/
Doursue771/
Doursse771/
Dorzeya771/
D'arsey770/
Dorseet770/
Dorsset770/
Dorchey770/
Dorce7311,897/
Dorge735,384/
Derse734,515/
Dorje732,457/
Dorsa731,217/
Dorsi731,162/
Dorcy73860/
Darse73288/
Darsy73250/
Dersy73104/
Dorze7378/
Durse7358/
Dorjy7312/
Dursy734/
Dorsé732/
Dorscher71175/
Dorssett712/
Dorrsett711/
Dosrsett711/
Dorschei711/
Dorsches711/
Doursaya711/
Dorsheit710/
Dorshedt710/
Darseyds710/
Dorsheid710/
Dorjee679,179/
Dorjay674,423/
Derseh673,429/
D'Orsi672,406/
Darcey671,515/
Dorsaz671,021/
Dorchy67894/
Dorscheid67570/
Dorsou67534/
Dorget67435/
Dorcis67431/
Darsie67386/
Dorjoy67360/
Dhorje67346/
Dharse67304/
Dorzie67281/
Dorsah67277/
Dorche67257/
Dorger67173/
Dorcea67170/
Dargey67164/
D'Orsa67157/
Dorcet67127/
Dourcy67120/
Dorshi67116/
Dorzee67114/
Dherse67106/
Dhorge67101/
Darses6796/
Darsee6781/
Doorze6779/
Dorges6779/
Derzsy6776/
Dursee6765/
Dorssi6763/
Darshe6762/
Durgey6761/
Dursoy6758/
Dource6750/
Dorsha6749/
Darsay6744/
Dorgee6740/
D'Orcy6739/
Dursse6728/
Dortje6723/
Darsse6722/
Dorzea6715/
Dourge6714/
Dorsit6714/
Darjey6713/
Dorcee6712/
Dürrse6710/
Darseh679/
Dorsis679/
Doorje678/
Dorsai677/
Dersse677/
Deurse677/
Dorzhy676/
Dorzet675/
Dharsy675/
Dorgis675/
Dersie675/
Darshy675/
Dorzée675/
Dhersy675/
Dordje673/
Durrse673/
Doursi673/
Durcey673/
Dorzei673/
Dorsia673/
Doursa673/
Dordge672/
Dorsad672/
Dersay672/
Dursay672/
Dorscheio672/
Dorsat672/
Dorcer672/
Dorceu672/
Dorssa672/
Dorcay671/
Doircy671/
Daarse671/
Derszy671/
Derzey671/
Darsei671/
Darsue671/
Durset671/
Durshe671/
Dorces671/
Dorjas671/
Dorjet671/
Dorjhy671/
Dorscheit671/
Darsce671/
Darsea671/
Dorzue671/
Dursue671/
Dorzoe671/
Dersoy671/
Doirce671/
Dorced671/
Dorjeh671/
Dorjée671/
Dorsau671/
Dorscheus671/
Darset671/
Dhorce671/
Dourscher671/
Dursez671/
Dursoe671/
Durjey671/
Derrse671/
Dorsheidt671/
Derssy671/
Darssy671/
Dursie670/
Dorzer670/
Dohrge670/
Dersee670/

Dorsey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorsey in the Arabic language
دورسيdwrsy-

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dorsey
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