Dottridge Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dottridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dodridge,' some spot in Devon or the southwest country.

Richard de Doderige, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Doderetrirc, Devon, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Dottridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:1,295,76958,667
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dottridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dodridge,' some spot in Devon or the southwest country.

Richard de Doderige, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Doderetrirc, Devon, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1577. John Dodridge: Register of the University of Oxford.

1598. John Dawdridge and Katherine Riddlesden: Marriage Lic. (London).

John Dodridge, Knt., Norfolk, 1620: History of Norfolk.

1779. Married — John Dodridge and Hannah Farmer: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Doddridge or Dodridge, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mr. Ferguson ingeniously derives this name from the Low German Deotric, Theoderic; but it is more probably identical with Doddridge.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dottridge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dottridge is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dottridge.

How Common Is The Last Name Dottridge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,860,621st most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Dottridge reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England it is most frequent in: Cumbria, where 21 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 19 percent reside and Kent, where 16 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 43 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Dottridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dottridge has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dottridge last name rose 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dottridge Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dottridge earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 43.03% less than the national average, earning R 135,372 per year and in United States they earn 75.04% less than the national average, earning $10,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dettridge891/
Dothridge890/
Doridge885/
Dutridge8290/
Douridge821/
Dooridge821/
Detridge821/
Datridge820/
Dorige805/
Dethridge78259/
Duthridge7812/
Dastridge781/
Dothradge780/
Dotrice756/
Dorigey751/
Daridge750/
Darridge71105/
Doorigie711/
Dorice67206/
Dorise67138/
Dorize6774/
Darige6727/
Dorije677/
Dorigi673/
Dorege672/

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