Dortch Surname

81,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Dortch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dortch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8331:62,1397,279
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Belize91:39,4972,328
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5491:91,4739,402

Dortch (43) may also be a first name.

Dortch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dortch is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dortch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dortch? popularity and diffusion

Dortch is the 81,963rd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,231,212 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Dortch live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 43 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,833 people, or 1 in 62,139. In The United States Dortch is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 9 percent reside, Alabama, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Dortch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dortch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dortch surname increased 1,062 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dortch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dortch last name are 5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dortch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning $36,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% less than the national average, earning $48,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dortche9241/
Dortsch9228/
Dorthch923/
Dorch91938/
Dorth91448/
Dortc911/
Dorthe83663/
Dorche83257/
Dourth8323/
Dartch8313/
Dorchs836/
Dertch832/
Dortth832/
Dordch831/
Durtch831/
Dorrch831/
Dorcsh830/
Dort804,903/
Dorc8077/
Dartsch77887/
Dourthe77873/
Dourche77105/
Durtche7737/
Dors'ch771/
Dorthce771/
Dartche771/
Doirthe770/
Darch732,139/
Dorte73535/
Dorts73204/
Dorcz73177/
Darth73114/
Dorci7360/
Dortz7324/
Dourt7323/
Dortt7313/
Dohrt7310/
Dordt736/
Dhort733/
Dorrc733/
Doort731/
Dordh731/
Doirc731/
Dortd731/
Dartscht7132/
Darche671,902/
Dourte67321/
Darhch67170/
Doiret6739/
D'Arth6716/
Dhorte6714/
Dharth6712/
D'Arch679/
Darthe678/
Dorzht675/
Duorte675/
Dhortz671/
Dortte671/
Doorte671/
Dorrtt670/

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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
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  • 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 Dortch
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