Dossey Surname

169,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Togo

Dossey Surname User-submission:

Possibly an altered spelling of French Dosset, a nickname for someone with a spinal deformity, from a diminutive of dos, meaning 'back'.

Dossey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0571:176,20817,675
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Benin271:382,80028,543
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Dossey (32) may also be a first name.

Dossey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Possibly an altered spelling of French Dosset, a nickname for someone with a spinal deformity, from a diminutive of dos, meaning 'back'.

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Dossey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dossey is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dossey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 169,498th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,862,351 people. Dossey is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Dossey live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent given name internationally, held by 32 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,057 people, or 1 in 176,208. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 34 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Nevada, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Dossey is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 16 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Dossey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dossey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dossey surname grew 1,362 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dossey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dossey surname are 18.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dossey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning $56,677 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doussey9276/
Dosseye928/
Dosse911,930/
Dosey91163/
Dossy9112/
Dousseye861/
Dosseh836,986/
Dotsey835,678/
Dussey831,982/
Dousse831,673/
Dosser83973/
Dossie83442/
Doxsey83301/
Dosset83291/
Dosseu83222/
Doussy83211/
Dassey8390/
Dessey8382/
Doosey8365/
Dossee8317/
Doseya8310/
Doosse838/
Dodsey837/
Doesey836/
Dosses836/
Dosiey833/
Dossay833/
Doisey833/
Doshey832/
Dossoe832/
Dousey832/
Dosshe832/
Dossys832/
Dohsey831/
Dotssy831/
Doseye831/
Doissy831/
Dossei831/
Dossue831/
Doseyo831/
Dosoey830/
Doscey830/
Dose807,693/
Dosy808/
Dossett773,676/
Dousset773,355/
Dossche771,240/
Dasseya7758/
Dossiya7746/
Dossiea7716/
Desseye7710/
Dousseu7710/
Doessay776/
Doussay775/
Dohsset774/
Dosheya773/
Dousseh772/
Dossoue772/
Doussei772/
Doussie772/
Dosseja771/
Doussep771/
Douseye771/
Dasseyu771/
Doisset771/
Dhousse771/
Dousser771/
Doussoe771/
Dossaya771/
Dosserr771/
Dossoye771/
Dossseu771/
Dossayi771/
Daussey770/
Dossa7336,464/
Dotse7319,408/
Desse738,490/
Dossi738,340/
Dasse733,774/
Doxey733,185/
Dessy732,496/
Douse732,315/
Doser732,185/
Doose732,183/
Dassy731,822/
Dohse731,792/
Doisy731,392/
Dosei731,138/
Doise73926/
Dosis73874/
Dusse73445/
Dasey73317/
Dosee73215/
Dhose73200/
Dussy73167/
Dosay73116/
Doese73102/
Dosie7397/
Dosyi7384/
Dotsy7364/
Dusey7354/
Desey7352/
Dosoe7342/
Doshy7338/
Doses7338/
Dosea7336/
Doshe7329/
Dousy7327/
Dosiy7325/
Doset7321/
Duose7318/
Dhosy7315/
Dossé7315/
Dozey7314/
Doseh7314/
Dosep7311/
Dohsy7310/
Dosas739/
Doyse738/
Dodse737/
Dosyo737/
Doosy736/
Dosed734/
Dosoy734/
Dosue733/
Doesy732/
Dossè732/
Dosae732/
Docey731/
Doscy731/
Dosuy731/
Düsse731/
Dosce731/
Doxsy730/
Dodsy730/
Dhossche71100/
Doossche7187/
Doussett7172/
Dossajee7164/
Douysset7111/
Doussoue713/
Dosschee711/
Doussepp711/
Doussaye711/
Dousseth711/
Dosssche711/
Dosieyas711/
Dossou6794,582/
Dessie6740,909/
Dassie673,883/
Dossah672,144/
Daussy671,603/
Doussi671,141/
Doussa671,122/
Dausse671,096/
Dasser671,051/
Dessoy67773/
Dosher67690/
Dosier67640/
Doocey67600/
Doxsee67520/
Dossat67428/
Dessay67398/
Dhesse67351/
Doosje67333/
Doucey67320/
Dusser67316/
Dhossa67289/
Dousis67260/
Dausey67224/
Dousay67224/
Dusset67214/
D'Hose67204/
Dussie67189/
Deesse67156/
Dushey67152/
Dasset67140/
Doshie67140/
Dassay67116/
Dosaya67107/
Dohssi67105/
Dussez67102/
Dosejo6798/
D'Hossche6777/
Doxsie6776/
Dossis6776/
Dessuy6764/
Deseye6764/
Doshay6757/
Dossas6749/
Dosych6747/
Dotshe6737/
Dousys6734/
Dotsas6734/
Dooshe6732/
Dashey6731/
Doutse6731/
Dhoossche6730/
Dhosiy6729/
Dessea6728/
Doshee6727/
Dassoy6727/
Doushy6727/
Dossio6726/
Desseu6722/
Dotset6721/
Dessei6720/
Doïssi6720/
Daseya6719/
Daseye6718/
Dosiyo6718/
Doissi6718/
Deïssy6717/
Dohseh6717/
Dousie6716/
Dussed6715/
Doceyo6715/
Dotsis6714/
Dosche6714/
Dusses6714/
Dhoshe6713/
Doshas6712/
Dosiya6712/
Doysoy6712/
Dossad679/
Daasse679/
Dotsie678/
Douset678/
Dossau678/
Dotsys678/
D'Assy677/
Doseja677/
Dhouse677/
Dousei677/
Dossai676/
Dussee675/
Dotsce675/
Dosssa675/
Doîssi675/
Dohset675/
Dosayi675/
Doseph674/
Doossa674/
Dasseh674/
D'Ouse674/
Dassye674/
Dasseu674/
Dosoyi674/
Dosouy674/
Dochey673/
Dadsey673/
Dussay673/
Douser673/
Doysie673/
Dhasse673/
Dosaye673/
Dassue673/
Doshed673/
Dhodse672/
Dhosje672/
Deshey672/
Dosshi672/
Desseh672/
Doeseh672/
Dassea672/
Dossèh672/
Dossaz672/
Doseeh672/
Dassoe672/
Dhosis672/
Dosies672/
Doussé672/
Doisie672/
Doushe672/
Dosheh672/
Doëses672/
Dessiy672/
Doused671/
Dosett671/
Doesce671/
Dhosee671/
Deseya671/
Dussei671/
Dusseu671/
Dussoy671/
Doscie671/
Doseat671/
Dosoya671/
Doxeyu671/
Doysee671/
Doyser671/
Dasses671/
Doesea671/
Doesay671/
Dassuy671/
Dassez671/
Dodcey671/
Dohses671/
Doisae671/
Doises671/
Doissa671/
Datsse671/
Dassee671/
Dassiy671/
Dassys671/
Daseyo671/
Dahssy671/
D'Hoosshe671/
Dussye671/
Deseyo671/
Dessee671/
Deusse671/
Deïsse671/
Dhosae671/
Dhosas671/
Dousyi671/
Dosowe671/
Dosoye671/
Dossoi671/
Douzey671/
Tdesse671/
Doosee671/
Dozzey671/
Duisse671/
Dosous671/
Desehy671/
Doxcey670/
Dossit670/
Doosay670/
Dasiey670/
Doschy670/
Doxsay670/
Doxscy670/
Dosois670/
Doshea670/
Dozsay670/
Dodser670/
Dosetz670/

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Dossey Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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