Doxey Surname

140,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,185 people bear this surname

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

Doxey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Docksey.' I have not discovered the spot. It seems to mean the islet in the stream where the docks grew plentifully. The surname has always been a rare one, but it is found at an early period.

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Doxey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0811:174,17517,515
England6001:92,8639,951
Australia3031:89,09510,253
Canada821:449,33638,948
Saint Lucia641:2,793433
Cayman Islands181:3,550469
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4741:51,4256,236
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:124,61212,063

Doxey (28) may also be a first name.

Doxey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Docksey.' I have not discovered the spot. It seems to mean the islet in the stream where the docks grew plentifully. The surname has always been a rare one, but it is found at an early period.

Hugh de Dokesey, Salop and Staffordshire. Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Dockesey, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1582. Married — John Sandes and Wynnifrid Dockeysaye: Ulverston Church.

1593. Baptised — Marie Dockesye, alias Turner: Prestbury Church, E. Cheshire.

1739. Married — Thomas Doxey and Mary Fell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Doxey (Staffs), the Domesday Dochesig, 13th cent. Dokesey = Docce’s Island or Riverside Land [Old English i(e)g]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Corruptions of De Dockesey, H.R. Dockesey may probably be insula anatum, the island of ducks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Doxey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doxey is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doxey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 140,192nd most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,288,083 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Doxey reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Doxey is also the 1,994,417th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,081 people, or 1 in 174,175. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 18 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Doxey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Doxey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Doxey last name increased 516 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doxey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Doxey surname are 20.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Doxey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 238.9% more than the national average, earning R 805,344 per year; in United States they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $45,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.4% more than the national average, earning $54,352 CAD per year.

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Doxcey910/
Doxy89256/
Doxe891/
Doxie80439/
Dosey80163/
Doxer8025/
Dozey8014/
Doxea805/
Doxcy802/
Doxee801/
Docey801/
Dexey801/
Donxy801/
Douxy801/
Docxy801/
Doxsy800/
Doxay800/
Daxey800/
Dotsey735,678/
Dossey732,546/
Doocey73600/
Doxsee73520/
Doucey73320/
Doxsie7376/
Doosey7365/
Doceyo7315/
Doseya7310/
Dodsey737/
Doisey733/
Dosiey733/
Dochey733/
Doshey732/
Dousey732/
Doggey731/
Dohsey731/
Doksey731/
Dozzey731/
Douzey731/
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Doseye731/
Dodcey731/
Doscey730/
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Doxsay730/
Dosoey730/
Doce6713,942/
Dose677,693/
Doze671,391/
Docksey67462/
Dozy67206/
Doxa67170/
Doçe6785/
Doussey6776/
Doxi6751/
Docy6739/
Dexe6729/
Douchey6726/
Daxe6720/
Dexy679/
Dosseye678/
Dosy678/
Dosheya673/
Docheyi671/
Douxieh671/
Dotchey671/
Doţe671/
Douseye671/

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