Dossetter Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dossetter Surname Definition:

Corrupted from Uttoxeter, co. Stafford. So Rossiter from Wroxeter.

Dossetter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:752,94741,527
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Dossetter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Corrupted from Uttoxeter, co. Stafford. So Rossiter from Wroxeter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

DOSSETOR, DOSSETTER: Corrupted from Uttoxeter, co. Stafford. So Rossiter from Wroxeter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dossetter Last Name Facts

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

Dossetter is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dossetter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dossetter is the 1,943,350th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Dossetter reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 752,947. In England Dossetter is most frequent in: Essex, where 26 percent are found, Greater London, where 20 percent are found and Hampshire, where 12 percent are found. Outside of England Dossetter occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Dossetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dossetter has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dossetter surname increased 673 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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