Dossor Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dossor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dosier.' Perhaps a manufacturer of dosers, i.e. tapestry hangings (v. Doser, Halliwell).

Richard le Dosyere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Dosier, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Dossor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:612,28636,401
Australia741:364,80730,412
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680

Dossor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dosier.' Perhaps a manufacturer of dosers, i.e. tapestry hangings (v. Doser, Halliwell).

Richard le Dosyere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Dosier, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Walter le Dosier, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Gilbert le Dosser, Essex, ibid.

John Dawson. EE. East Riding Yorks (Hutton Cranswick).

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Doss or Dosser Maker [doss is an old term for a hassock; a dosser was a pannier, also a tapestry-curtain: thro' French from Latin dors-um, the back] Gilbert le Dosser.—Hundred Rolls Or maken of these panyers, Or elles hottes [baskets] or dossers,—Chaucer, Hous of Fame, 1939-40.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dossor Last Name Facts

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

Dossor is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dossor.

How Common Is The Last Name Dossor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dossor is the 1,048,281st most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Dossor live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 612,286. In England Dossor is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 22 percent live, Suffolk, where 18 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 14 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 31 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.

Dossor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dossor has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dossor surname grew 228 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dossor Last Name Statistics demography

Dossor earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.57% less than the national average, earning $40,458 CAD per year.

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Dussort77247/
Dosseur7788/
Doussar7779/
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Dossard7743/
Dessoir7717/
Dassour777/
Dossart773/
Dosorth773/
Dessour772/
Dassord771/
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Doossur771/
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Dotsour770/
Dussore770/
Desor73982/
Dozor73235/
Dasor73173/
Dosar73136/
Désor7310/
Dosur739/
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Dussourd71283/
Doussard71225/
Dussourt7179/
Dasshort715/
Daussoir712/
Doussare711/
Doesshar710/
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Douyssard6762/
Dasour6743/
Doozar6722/
Desour6720/
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Dessar6719/
Desoor6713/
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Dassur677/
Dosiar677/
Doshar676/
Desorh675/
Doesar675/
Dashor674/
Dosart674/
Dosshardt674/
Dasord673/
Dosare673/
Dussar672/
Doussahar671/
Dussur671/
Dotsar671/
Dosard671/
Daasor671/
Doisar671/
Dasoor671/
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