Dosset Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Dosset Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A corruption of Dorset, which see. If not this, it must be baptismal, and be a corruption of Dowsett (which see), which seems the more natural interpretation.

1575. Thomas Dossett and Alice Abraham: Marriage Lic.

Read More About This Surname

Dosset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2351:282,65043,409
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
England91:6,190,895170,599
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Dosset Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A corruption of Dorset, which see. If not this, it must be baptismal, and be a corruption of Dowsett (which see), which seems the more natural interpretation.

1575. Thomas Dossett and Alice Abraham: Marriage Lic. (London).

1769. Married — Thomas Dossett and Mary Brackney: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Dosset Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dosset is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dosset? popularity and diffusion

Dosset is the 912,827th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Dosset live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 282,650. In France Dosset is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 61 percent reside, Centre-Val de Loire, where 8 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 7 percent reside. Excluding France Dosset is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Dosset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dosset has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dosset last name fell 77 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dosset Last Name Statistics demography

Dosset earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dossett923,676/
Dousset923,355/
Dosseth924/
Dohsset924/
Dossete921/
Doisset921/
Dosse911,930/
Doset9121/
Doussiet86101/
Doussett8672/
Douysset8611/
Dossette868/
Dousseth861/
Dosseh836,986/
Dossey832,546/
Dousse831,673/
Dosser83973/
Desset83486/
Dossie83442/
Dosseu83222/
Dusset83214/
Dasset83140/
Doseth8361/
Dotset8321/
Dossee8317/
Douset838/
Doosse838/
Dosses836/
Dohset835/
Dosshe832/
Dosett831/
Doseat831/
Dossei831/
Dossit830/
Dosetz830/
Dose807,693/
Doussette803/
Dossetova801/
Dossche771,240/
Dausset77133/
Dossitt7778/
Dussett7776/
Doussey7776/
Dousett7749/
Dassett7717/
Dossiea7716/
Dessett7711/
Dousseu7710/
Dosette778/
Doschet777/
Doseite773/
Dousseh772/
Doussei772/
Doussie772/
Dasseth771/
Dussete771/
Dousete771/
Doussep771/
Dasseet771/
Desseut771/
Deusset771/
Dhousse771/
Dousser771/
Dosserr771/
Dossseu771/
Dosiett770/
Dassete770/
Doosett770/
Dossa7336,464/
Dotse7319,408/
Dossi738,340/
Dasse733,774/
Douse732,315/
Doser732,185/
Doose732,183/
Dohse731,792/
Dosei731,138/
Doise73926/
Dosis73874/
Dozet73482/
Dosee73215/
Dhose73200/
Docet73170/
Dosey73163/
Daset73125/
Dosie7397/
Dosit7386/
Deset7367/
Duset7347/
Doses7338/
Dosea7336/
Doshe7329/
Duose7318/
Dossé7315/
Doseh7314/
Dossy7312/
Dosep7311/
Doyse738/
Dodse737/
Dosed734/
Dossè732/
Dosce731/
Dhossche71100/
Doossche7187/
Dousette7180/
Dosetova7147/
Dussette7128/
Doscette713/
Dothseth712/
Dassette711/
Dosschee711/
Doussepp711/
Dosssche711/
Dausseit711/
Doscheit710/
Doucet6738,165/
Dotsey675,678/
Dassie673,883/
Doussi671,141/
Doussa671,122/
Dausse671,096/
Dasser671,051/
Dosher67690/
Dosier67640/
Doxsee67520/
Douzet67367/
Doosje67333/
Doxsey67301/
Dhossa67289/
Dousis67260/
Doussy67211/
D'Hose67204/
Doshie67140/
Dusett67123/
Dohssi67105/
Dassey6790/
D'Hossche6777/
Doxsie6776/
Dossis6776/
Dosite6771/
Doosey6765/
Dashet6752/
Dauset6746/
Dotshe6737/
Dousys6734/
Dooshe6732/
Desett6731/
Doutse6731/
Dhoossche6730/
Daseet6729/
Doshee6727/
Dossio6726/
Deseth6722/
Doïssi6720/
Doissi6718/
Dessed6717/
Dohseh6717/
Dousie6716/
Dussed6715/
Dotsis6714/
Dosche6714/
Dhoshe6713/
Doshit6713/
Daasse679/
Dotsie678/
Doesit678/
Dotsys678/
Dhouse677/
Dodsey677/
Dousei677/
Deshet676/
Dossai676/
Dotsce675/
Dosssa675/
Doîssi675/
Doseph674/
Dochet674/
Doossa674/
Dasseh674/
Duiset674/
D'Ouse674/
Dasseu674/
Douser673/
Doycet673/
Doysie673/
Dosiey673/
Dossay673/
Doisey673/
Doizet673/
Dhasse673/
Descet673/
Doshed673/
Doshey672/
Dhodse672/
Dhosje672/
Dosith672/
Dosshi672/
Dousey672/
Dassea672/
Dossèh672/
Doseeh672/
Dhosis672/
Dosies672/
Doussé672/
Docett672/
Doisie672/
Doushe672/
Dosheh672/
Doëses672/
Dossys672/
Doused671/
Duocet671/
Dohsey671/
Dhosee671/
Dascet671/
Dusete671/
Doscie671/
Dotssy671/
Doysee671/
Doyser671/
Dasses671/
Dassez671/
Docete671/
Dohses671/
Doises671/
Doissa671/
Doissy671/
Datsse671/
Dassee671/
Dassit671/
Daseut671/
D'Hoosshe671/
Deusse671/
Dossoi671/
Doosee671/
Dousit671/
Dosoey670/
Deuset670/
Dasett670/
Doscey670/
Dosois670/
Doshea670/
Dosoit670/
Dozzet670/
Dositt670/
Dodser670/
Dushet670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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
  • 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 Dosset
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis