Dottson Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Dottson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dottson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Dottson Last Name Facts

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

Dottson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dottson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Dottson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Dottson reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States it is most numerous in: Colorado, where 40 percent are found, Missouri, where 23 percent are found and Virginia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found.

Dottson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dottson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dottson surname contracted 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dottson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dottson last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Dottson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.85% less than the national average, earning $23,798 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dotson9242,067/
Dootson861,091/
Duttson8627/
Dodtson863/
Dotsson863/
Dotsonn863/
Doutson863/
Dattson861/
Dothson861/
Dotzson860/
Doson83134/
Dodson7758,917/
Dutson771,872/
Datson77944/
Dosson77231/
Doison77199/
Dotsen7750/
Douson7740/
Dosong7726/
Dotsun7714/
Doyson778/
Docson777/
Dotsom776/
Dosone776/
Dooson775/
Doshon775/
Doxson772/
Dohson772/
Dosond771/
Dotcon771/
Dotxon771/
Dotzon771/
Dotsan771/
Dousson71634/
Doodson71554/
Dosogne71424/
Dossoun71154/
Dotsang7198/
Dodshon7157/
Docsion7114/
Dotchon719/
Doddson718/
Dodsson717/
Datsong716/
Dattsan713/
Doutsen713/
Doudson712/
Dodsone712/
Dhouson711/
Dustson711/
Dotsunk711/
Doosong711/
Dotsane711/
Ddgoson711/
Doshgon711/
Dossion711/
Dousion711/
Dojsson711/
Dodsoon711/
Doucson711/
Douxson711/
D'Atson711/
Datzson711/
Dautson711/
Dootsen711/
Tdodson711/
Dotszan711/
Doshong710/
Dootsan710/
Dochson710/
Dodsoin710/
Dodtsen710/
Doisson710/
Dosan673,318/
Dosen671,368/
Dason671,203/
Dozon67304/
Docon67281/
Dossogne67265/
Doxon67209/
Dosonova67153/
Dosom6723/
Dossoine6711/
Doussone672/
Dousoune671/
Doisoong671/
Dgoodson671/
Dotshane671/
Dosshoun671/
Doussong671/
Dosén671/
Dosón671/
Dotchoun671/
Doussond670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dottson
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