Dotson Surname

13,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dotson Surname Definition:

(English) The son of Dudd (fat, clumsy person), or of Dot (lazy, listless person).

Dotson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41,8251:8,6661,046
Canada561:657,95753,499
England561:994,96549,531
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2941:15,2461,956

Dotson (191) may also be a first name.

Dotson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The son of Dudd (fat, clumsy person), or of Dot (lazy, listless person).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dotson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dotson (Russian: Дотсон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dotson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,300th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 173,237 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Dotson live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dotson is also the 657,437th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 191 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 41,825 people, or 1 in 8,666. In The United States Dotson is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Tennessee, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Dotson is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Dotson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dotson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dotson last name expanded 1,270 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dotson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dotson surname are 10.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dotson earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.74% less than the national average, earning $37,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 67.01% more than the national average, earning $82,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dootson921,091/
Dottson9235/
Doutson923/
Dotsonn923/
Dotsson923/
Dodtson923/
Dothson921/
Dotzson920/
Doson91134/
Dodson8358,917/
Dutson831,872/
Datson83944/
Dosson83231/
Doison83199/
Dotsen8350/
Douson8340/
Dosong8326/
Dotsun8314/
Doyson838/
Docson837/
Dosone836/
Dotsom836/
Dooson835/
Doshon835/
Dohson832/
Doxson832/
Dosond831/
Dotcon831/
Dotxon831/
Dotzon831/
Dotsan831/
Dousson77634/
Doodson77554/
Dosogne77424/
Dossoun77154/
Dotsang7798/
Dodshon7757/
Duttson7727/
Docsion7714/
Dotchon779/
Doddson778/
Dodsson777/
Datsong776/
Doutsen773/
Dodsone772/
Doudson772/
D'Atson771/
Dattson771/
Datzson771/
Dautson771/
Dootsen771/
Dotszan771/
Tdodson771/
Douxson771/
Dustson771/
Dodsoon771/
Dojsson771/
Dousion771/
Dossion771/
Doshgon771/
Doucson771/
Ddgoson771/
Dotsane771/
Doosong771/
Dotsunk771/
Dhouson771/
Dootsan770/
Dochson770/
Doshong770/
Dodsoin770/
Dodtsen770/
Doisson770/
Dosan733,318/
Dosen731,368/
Dason731,203/
Dozon73304/
Docon73281/
Doxon73209/
Dosom7323/
Dosén731/
Dosón731/
Dossogne71265/
Dosonova71153/
Dossoine7111/
Doussone712/
Dgoodson711/
Dousoune711/
Doussong711/
Dotchoun711/
Dotshane711/
Dosshoun711/
Doisoong711/
Doussond710/
Dadson6714,151/
Dauson674,617/
Dosjan671,719/
Dossen671,390/
Datsun671,046/
Dudson67719/
Dasoun67421/
Doizon67386/
Douzon67260/
Doosan67241/
Dashon67136/
Dasson67123/
Doshan67117/
Dhason6797/
Dasion6797/
Doxzon6794/
Dossan6787/
Dahson6767/
Dasong6754/
Datsen6753/
Dosien6751/
Doosen6746/
Doozan6740/
D'Ocon6737/
Dosang6733/
Dousen6732/
Doisan6732/
Dosian6716/
Dotsanova6712/
Dasoon6712/
Dodsen6711/
Ducson6711/
Dozohn6711/
Datsan6710/
Dossom678/
Datsom678/
Dutsen676/
Dousan676/
Docsan676/
Doysen675/
Daason674/
Doozen674/
Dosane674/
Doysan673/
Dohsen673/
Dotsunova672/
Doszan672/
Doxsen672/
Doyzon672/
Dhosen672/
Dochon672/
Dutsun672/
Dosanh672/
Duozon672/
Daxson672/
Duosen672/
Dasyon672/
Dossongue672/
Dotschung672/
Doczon671/
Dodsan671/
Doixon671/
Dasone671/
Dotsenova671/
Dotzan671/
Dacson671/
Dohsan671/
Dutcon671/
Dhosan671/
Doussoune671/
Dotsam671/
Dosaan671/
Dozoun671/
Dasonn671/
Dousom670/
Dodsun670/
Dotcen670/
Dodsom670/

Dotson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dotson in the Russian language
Дотсонdotson-

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Dotson Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dotson
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