Dott Surname

181,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Scotland

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).

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Dott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8001:100,63212,479
United States5011:723,47156,884
Italy2561:238,89332,597
France2391:277,91942,706
England1471:379,03426,619
Scotland1131:47,3794,177
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
India61:127,844,230863,365
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1641:22,8242,152
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) prob. (as Dot is to-day) a nick­name for a little person [Old English dott, a speck, &c.] Dot occurs in Domesday Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dotts891,797/
Dotte891,008/
Doutt89863/
D'Ott8916/
Dhott899/
Doett891/
Doytt891/
Dostt891/
Dotth891/
Doitt890/
Duott890/
Dot8612,155/
Doutte8068/
Dhotte8033/
Doitte806/
Dottch801/
Dotthe801/
Doutht801/
Doutts801/
Dootts800/
Dosstt800/
Dutt75433,657/
Dost75131,982/
Datt7571,412/
Duot7537,905/
Dote7511,750/
Dout752,466/
Dodt751,712/
Doot75711/
Dhot75556/
Dots75402/
Doth75392/
Doit75260/
Doht75205/
Doet7537/
Doyt752/
Dozt752/
Dotd751/
Dütt751/
Douëtte731/
Doggitt730/
Douthtt730/
Do671,545,230/
Duoth6741,384/
Dhote6730,935/
Doute674,186/
Datte673,992/
Dhoot672,671/
Doust672,530/
Dhatt671,234/
Dautt67417/
Dothe67392/
Dutte67353/
Doost67350/
Doote67340/
Dotch67169/
Doste67122/
Dohst67120/
Douts67117/
Doudt67102/
Doedt67101/
Datts6793/
Dhoth6787/
Doodt6771/
Doite6759/
Doits6751/
Dooth6726/
Douth6726/
Doths6726/
Doitz6725/
Doeth6715/
Datth6711/
Dodte6711/
Dothh6710/
Duitt678/
Dhutt676/
Hdoot676/
Dhodt675/
Dotsh675/
Dutth674/
Doyts674/
Doyte673/
Duote673/
Doist673/
Duost673/
Dahtt673/
Dodth673/
Dhhot672/
Dattd672/
Deutt672/
Doots672/
Douët672/
Dhuot672/
Dosht672/
Dosst672/
Douht672/
Dhoit671/
Daatt671/
Ddatt671/
Duutt671/
Dattt671/
Duttt671/
Dhost671/
Dhots671/
Dostz671/
Dosts671/
Dhout671/
Doith670/
Doutz670/
Dastt670/

Dott Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dott in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﺕdwt-
Dott in the Russian language
Доттdott-

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