Dossiter Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dossiter Surname Definition:

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

Dossiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Dossiter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dossiter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dossiter is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dossiter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dossiter is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dossiter are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Dossiter is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 80 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 20 percent are found.

Dossiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dossiter has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dossiter surname fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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