Dorton Surname

125,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dorton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Dorton = 1 the Dwelling by the Gate or Pass [Old English dor, a gate, pass + tún, a dwelling, farm, &c.] 2 for Darton, q.v.

Dorton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4181:106,04411,646
England931:599,11935,891
Canada621:594,28449,093
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4471:112,34611,153

Dorton (51) may also be a first name.

Dorton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Dorton = 1 the Dwelling by the Gate or Pass [Old English dor, a gate, pass + tún, a dwelling, farm, &c.] 2 for Darton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Buckinghamshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dorton Last Name Facts

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

Dorton (Russian: Дортон) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 125,551st most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,010,357 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Dorton reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 51 people.

The last name Dorton is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,418 people, or 1 in 106,044. In The United States Dorton is mostly found in: Virginia, where 12 percent live, North Carolina, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Dorton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dorton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorton last name rose 765 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 517 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorton last name are 13.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.18% registered with the party.

The amount Dorton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning $40,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% less than the national average, earning $47,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dortone92120/
Dhorton924/
Dohrton923/
Dorrton920/
Dortton920/
D'Ortone8620/
Dortonne8614/
Darton831,010/
Derton83137/
Durton8360/
Dortan8316/
Dortun832/
Dortom830/
Dortane7777/
Dortant7758/
Dartoen7732/
D'Ortun7721/
Dartong7721/
Dorthan778/
Dharton773/
Dartone772/
D'Arton771/
Daurton770/
Derrton770/
Durtton770/
Dartonne714/
Durtan67245/
Dartan67160/
Dartun67126/
Dertan673/
Dartonová671/
Dortanova671/
Dartoinne671/
Dhartun62193/
Duirtan621/
Dartane621/
Darthung5715/
Durthanne531/
Durtanova531/
Dartam50343/
Dartum5098/
Durtań501/

Dorton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorton in the Russian language
Дортонdorton-

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