Dory Surname

136,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Haiti

Dory Surname Definition:

The French Doré, apparently a nickname for one with Golden Hair [French doré, gilded, golden, pp. of dorer, Latin deaurare, to gild] The golden-yellow fish John Dory or Doree is the French dorée, from

Dory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3501:268,48825,237
France6421:103,46215,256
Haiti3241:32,9752,304
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Burkina Faso1761:104,2733,210
Ukraine1041:437,71851,897
Canada871:423,51337,101
Indonesia831:1,593,364105,506
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Belgium691:166,61822,787
England201:2,785,90397,972
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Israel151:570,50941,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

The alternate forms: Döry (42) & Dóry (12) are calculated separately.

Dory (14,092) may also be a first name.

Dory Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Doré, apparently a nickname for one with Golden Hair [French doré, gilded, golden, pp. of dorer, Latin deaurare, to gild] The golden-yellow fish John Dory or Doree is the French dorée, from

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

= Doree, q v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dory Last Name Facts

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

Dory (Arabic: دورى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﺭﻯ, Hindi: डोरी, Russian: Доры) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Döry or Dóry. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dory? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 136,208th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,211,027 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Dory reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dory is also the 48,410th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 14,092 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,350 people, or 1 in 268,488. In The United States Dory is most common in: Nevada, where 24 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 55 countries. It is also found in France, where 19 percent are found and Haiti, where 10 percent are found.

Dory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dory has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dory last name rose 560 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dory Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dory last name are 12.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.93% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dory earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $45,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $53,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Döry9242/
Dóry9212/
Dorey898,557/
Doriy892,834/
Doray892,778/
Doroy891,560/
Doury891,247/
Dorry891,244/
Doryo89250/
Doery89226/
Doory89188/
Doryi8942/
Dorys8930/
Dhory8913/
Dotry894/
Dosry894/
Dohry893/
Doiry893/
Doryd893/
Doruy892/
Doryś891/
Dorøy891/
Dhoriy802,379/
Dhoray801,754/
D'Orey801,034/
Doiray80617/
Dhoury80358/
Dorahy80343/
Doorey80333/
Doiryo80264/
Dorohy80125/
Doorhy8099/
Dorgay8091/
Dorrey8083/
Dotray8082/
Doraya8069/
Dorych8067/
Dourey8048/
Dohrey8043/
Dorzey8043/
Doutry8038/
Doerry8035/
Dotrey8033/
Douray8033/
Dottry8025/
Dooray8022/
Dohray8017/
Douroy8014/
Dhorey8011/
Doriey8011/
Dorysh807/
Dorray806/
Dorzhy806/
Dorhay805/
Dosrry804/
Dohtry803/
Dhotry802/
Dorgey802/
Dosrey802/
Doeriy801/
Dorioy801/
Dothry801/
Dooréy801/
Doreys801/
Dorrys801/
Dhoroy801/
Dorytė801/
Doyroy801/
Doosry801/
Dourry800/
Doitry800/
Dorruy800/
Dore7570,839/
Dora7556,705/
Dery7528,933/
Dori7513,815/
Dorj7513,395/
Dury755,402/
Dary753,956/
Doré751,147/
Dorè753/
Dorá751/
Dhoiray731,081/
Dorohyi73149/
Dhouray7323/
Dottrey7323/
Dhourey7310/
Dourhay738/
Dorzhuy737/
Dhotray736/
Dhotrey735/
Dhoraiy734/
Douyhry734/
Doiraya733/
Douraya733/
D'Dorey732/
Dourhey732/
Ddohray731/
Dorraya731/
Dorzhiy731/
Dosreys731/
Dottrry731/
Dourrey731/
Dhouroy731/
Dourouy731/
Doutrey731/
Dotrych731/
Doyraya731/
Dourayd731/
Doorhey730/
Dottray730/
Doyhtry730/
Doittry730/
Dhore6727,961/
Derry6712,076/
Doris6710,903/
Dores679,637/
Dorge675,384/
Deroy674,200/
Deery674,079/
Dorea674,034/
Daroy673,718/
Dorra673,636/
Daray673,528/
Duray673,180/
Dorai673,163/
Dhori672,729/
Dorio672,572/
Dorje672,457/
Deury672,291/
Dorer672,131/
Darry672,078/
Dhora672,034/
Doura671,921/
Deryi671,846/
Duroy671,761/
Deray671,650/
Daryi671,595/
Doret671,531/
Durey671,390/
Deruy671,313/
Darey671,305/
Dohre671,129/
Doriz671,098/
Durys671,064/
Dariy671,040/
Doure671,007/
Douri67961/
Dutry67817/
Doire67790/
Doree67782/
Dorie67676/
Derey67570/
Daury67562/
Deriy67547/
Dorre67543/
Dotre67530/
Doore67504/
Derhy67485/
Dorzi67468/
Daryo67457/
Dorez67429/
Dohri67382/
Dorri67381/
Durry67361/
Dorgi67334/
Dosre67240/
Doroi67211/
Doori67159/
Datry67140/
Dorza67127/
Dorei67110/
Duruy6796/
Doğri6796/
Doraj6790/
Dahry6779/
Dorze6778/
Duori6770/
Dhery6765/
Duriy6764/
Darzy6761/
Duryo6758/
Dosri6757/
Dotri6757/
Dorit6756/
D'Ora6755/
Doora6751/
Doeri6746/
Dhary6745/
Doere6744/
Dorée6744/
Daruy6739/
Dörry6739/
Durzy6737/
Doira6727/
Dasry6726/
Dhury6726/
Doraa6726/
Doiri6725/
Doreh6725/
Dorhe6724/
Dored6722/
Dorré6722/
Doyre6718/
Duryś6718/
Duora6716/
Dorha6715/
Déray6715/
Dorid6712/
Dehry6712/
Dorip6711/
Doroj6711/
Darys6711/
Doroa678/
Doyra678/
Dorii676/
Doreu676/
Doyri675/
Dor'e675/
Dorés675/
D'Ore674/
Dorui674/
Dorhi673/
Darhy673/
Daery672/
Dojri672/
Dgori672/
Dorès672/
Dojra671/
Deheoury671/
Dorih671/
Dorjj671/
Doruj671/
Deryy671/
Doorgaya671/
Dooré671/
Dorjp671/
Dorjz671/
Dorij671/
Ddorj671/
Daryd671/
Dórey671/
Dhoré671/
Douré671/
Doréa671/
Dorêt671/
Doğra671/
Duore671/
Hdora671/
Duryy670/
Durhy670/

Dory Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dory in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﺭﻯdwry-
Dory in the Hindi language
डोरीdori-
Dory in the Russian language
Дорыdory-
Dory in the Arabic language
دورىdwry-

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