Dott Surname
Approximately 2,338 people bear this surname
Dott Surname Definition:
Perhaps a sharpened form of Dodd. Henry Doyt is mentioned in 1343 (ER., I, p. 531), and William Dot appears as a witness in St. Andrews in 1475 (Soltre, p. 73). Dott 1492 Doit 1506. AElfric Dot is recorded in DB. as 'nomen viri' (Searle).
Read More About This SurnameDott Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 800 | 1:100,632 | 12,479 |
| United States | 501 | 1:723,471 | 56,884 |
| Italy | 256 | 1:238,893 | 32,597 |
| France | 239 | 1:277,919 | 42,706 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Scotland | 113 | 1:47,379 | 4,177 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 164 | 1:22,824 | 2,152 |
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 110 | 1:456,533 | 32,843 |
Dott (2,577) may also be a first name.
Dott Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Perhaps a sharpened form of Dodd. Henry Doyt is mentioned in 1343 (ER., I, p. 531), and William Dot appears as a witness in St. Andrews in 1475 (Soltre, p. 73). Dott 1492 Doit 1506. AElfric Dot is recorded in DB. as 'nomen viri' (Searle).
(English) prob. (as Dot is to-day) a nickname for a little person [Old English dott, a speck, &c.] Dot occurs in Domesday Book.
Dott Demographics
Dott Political Affiliation
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Dott Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dott Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dott (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﺕ, Russian: Дотт) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dott.
How Common Is The Last Name Dott? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 181,911th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,117,000 people. Dott occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Dott live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 145,006th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 2,577 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 800 people, or 1 in 100,632. In Germany Dott is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 53 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Italy, where 11 percent live.
Dott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dott surname rose 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 445 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dott Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dott last name are 11.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.06% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dott earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.26% more than the national average, earning R 288,156 per year; in United States they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $47,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning $54,694 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dotts | 89 | 1,797 | / |
| Dotte | 89 | 1,008 | / |
| Doutt | 89 | 863 | / |
| D'Ott | 89 | 16 | / |
| Dhott | 89 | 9 | / |
| Doett | 89 | 1 | / |
| Doytt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dostt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dotth | 89 | 1 | / |
| Doitt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Duott | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dot | 86 | 12,155 | / |
| Doutte | 80 | 68 | / |
| Dhotte | 80 | 33 | / |
| Doitte | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dottch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dotthe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doutht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doutts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dootts | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dosstt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dutt | 75 | 433,657 | / |
| Dost | 75 | 131,982 | / |
| Datt | 75 | 71,412 | / |
| Duot | 75 | 37,905 | / |
| Dote | 75 | 11,750 | / |
| Dout | 75 | 2,466 | / |
| Dodt | 75 | 1,712 | / |
| Doot | 75 | 711 | / |
| Dhot | 75 | 556 | / |
| Dots | 75 | 402 | / |
| Doth | 75 | 392 | / |
| Doit | 75 | 260 | / |
| Doht | 75 | 205 | / |
| Doet | 75 | 37 | / |
| Doyt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dozt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dotd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dütt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Douëtte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doggitt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Douthtt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Do | 67 | 1,545,230 | / |
| Duoth | 67 | 41,384 | / |
| Dhote | 67 | 30,935 | / |
| Doute | 67 | 4,186 | / |
| Datte | 67 | 3,992 | / |
| Dhoot | 67 | 2,671 | / |
| Doust | 67 | 2,530 | / |
| Dhatt | 67 | 1,234 | / |
| Dautt | 67 | 417 | / |
| Dothe | 67 | 392 | / |
| Dutte | 67 | 353 | / |
| Doost | 67 | 350 | / |
| Doote | 67 | 340 | / |
| Dotch | 67 | 169 | / |
| Doste | 67 | 122 | / |
| Dohst | 67 | 120 | / |
| Douts | 67 | 117 | / |
| Doudt | 67 | 102 | / |
| Doedt | 67 | 101 | / |
| Datts | 67 | 93 | / |
| Dhoth | 67 | 87 | / |
| Doodt | 67 | 71 | / |
| Doite | 67 | 59 | / |
| Doits | 67 | 51 | / |
| Dooth | 67 | 26 | / |
| Douth | 67 | 26 | / |
| Doths | 67 | 26 | / |
| Doitz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Doeth | 67 | 15 | / |
| Datth | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dodte | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dothh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Duitt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dhutt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hdoot | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dhodt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dotsh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dutth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Doyts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Doyte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Duote | 67 | 3 | / |
| Doist | 67 | 3 | / |
| Duost | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dahtt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dodth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dhhot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dattd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deutt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doots | 67 | 2 | / |
| Douët | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhuot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dosht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dosst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Douht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhoit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ddatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dattt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duttt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhots | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dostz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dosts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Doutz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dastt | 67 | 0 | / |
Dott Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dott in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﺕ | dwt | - |
| Dott in the Russian language | ||
| Дотт | dott | - |
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