Doxsey Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Doxsey 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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Doxsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
England621:898,67846,462
Wales101:309,45316,869
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Doxsey 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

Doxsey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doxsey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Doxsey.

How Common Is The Last Name Doxsey? popularity and diffusion

Doxsey is the 891,661st most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Doxsey live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Doxsey is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 1,655,064. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 28 percent reside, New York, where 23 percent reside and Connecticut, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Wales, where 3 percent reside.

Doxsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Doxsey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 255 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 310 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doxsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Doxsey last name are 10.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

Doxsey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning $42,293 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doxey913,185/
Dosey91163/
Doxsy910/
Dotsey835,678/
Dossey832,546/
Doxsee83520/
Doxsie8376/
Doosey8365/
Doseya8310/
Dodsey837/
Dosiey833/
Doisey833/
Doshey832/
Dousey832/
Dohsey831/
Doxeyu831/
Doseye831/
Doseyo831/
Doksey831/
Doxcey830/
Dosoey830/
Doxsay830/
Doxscy830/
Doscey830/
Dose807,693/
Doxy80256/
Dosy808/
Doxe801/
Docksey77462/
Doussey7776/
Dosseye778/
Dosheya773/
Douseye771/
Dotse7319,408/
Douse732,315/
Doser732,185/
Doose732,183/
Dosse731,930/
Dohse731,792/
Doisy731,392/
Dosei731,138/
Doise73926/
Doxie73439/
Dasey73317/
Dosee73215/
Doxas73202/
Dhose73200/
Dosay73116/
Dosie7397/
Dosyi7384/
Dotsy7364/
Dosoe7342/
Doshy7338/
Doses7338/
Dosea7336/
Doshe7329/
Dousy7327/
Dosiy7325/
Doxer7325/
Doxis7321/
Doset7321/
Duose7318/
Dokse7316/
Dhosy7315/
Dozey7314/
Doseh7314/
Dossy7312/
Dosep7311/
Dohsy7310/
Doyse738/
Dodse737/
Dosyo737/
Doosy736/
Doxea735/
Dosed734/
Dosoy734/
Dosue733/
Doxcy732/
Dosae732/
Doksy732/
Docey731/
Doxee731/
Dexey731/
Doscy731/
Dosuy731/
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Dosce731/
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Docxy731/
Doxjs731/
Daxey730/
Doxay730/
Dodsy730/
Dousseye711/
Dosieyas711/
Dosseh676,986/
Dousse671,673/
Dosser67973/
Dosher67690/
Dosier67640/
Doocey67600/
Dossie67442/
Doosje67333/
Doucey67320/
Dosset67291/
Dausey67224/
Dousay67224/
Dosseu67222/
Doussy67211/
D'Hose67204/
Doshie67140/
Dosaya67107/
Dosejo6798/
Dassey6790/
Doshay6757/
Doksoy6749/
Dosych6747/
Dotshe6737/
Dousys6734/
Décsey6732/
Dooshe6732/
Dashey6731/
Doutse6731/
Dhosiy6729/
Doshee6727/
Doushy6727/
Dokset6722/
Dotset6721/
Daseya6719/
Daseye6718/
Dosiyo6718/
Dossee6717/
Dohseh6717/
Dousie6716/
Doceyo6715/
Dosche6714/
Dhokse6713/
Dhoshe6713/
Dosiya6712/
Doysoy6712/
Dotsie678/
Douset678/
Doosse678/
Dotsys678/
Doseja677/
Dhouse677/
Dousei677/
Dosses676/
Dotsce675/
Dohset675/
Dosayi675/
Doseph674/
D'Ouse674/
Dosoyi674/
Dosouy674/
Dochey673/
Dadsey673/
Douser673/
Doysie673/
Dossay673/
Doksee673/
Dosaye673/
Doshed673/
Dhodse672/
Dhosje672/
Dossoe672/
Dosshe672/
Doseeh672/
Dosies672/
Doisie672/
Doushe672/
Dosheh672/
Doëses672/
Dossys672/
Doused671/
Dosett671/
Dochse671/
Doggey671/
Dhosee671/
Doscie671/
Doseat671/
Dosoya671/
Dotssy671/
Doysee671/
Doyser671/
Docksy671/
Dodcey671/
Dohses671/
Doisae671/
Doises671/
Doissy671/
Daseyo671/
Deksey671/
Dhosae671/
Dousyi671/
Dosowe671/
Dosoye671/
Dossei671/
Dossue671/
Douzey671/
Doosee671/
Dozzey671/
Doosay670/
Dasiey670/
Doxsad670/
Dexsie670/
Doschy670/
Doshea670/
Dozsay670/
Dodser670/
Dosetz670/

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