Dora Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dora Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dora family

Profession Census Frequency
School 4
Bricklayer 1
Chemical Glass Bottle Stopperer 1
Counter Clerk Telegraphist (civil Servant) 1
House Painter 1
Labourer 1
Postal Porter 1
Boarding House Keeper 1
Boilermakers Rivetter 1
Charwoman 1
None 1
Ships Plate Riverter 1
Cook 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Teacher 1
Leather Drerer 1
Hosiery German Seamer 1
No Employmed Exapling 1
(husband At Sea) 1
Spinner 1
Kitchen Maid 1
Private Means 1
Domestic Servant 1
Assistant In Public House 1
Sick Nurse 1

Dora Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dear 25% 16,821
2 Dore 75% 11,916
3 Dare 50% 10,751
4 Deer 25% 3,890
5 Adair 20% 2,426
6 Deere 40% 1,349
7 Deare 40% 1,254
8 Door 50% 1,080
9 Doar 50% 1,066
10 Doore 60% 778
11 Doree 60% 583
12 Dier 25% 520
13 Doer 50% 342
14 Dure 50% 334
15 Daire 40% 285
16 Dora 100% 251
17 Duro 50% 246
18 Durie 40% 242
19 Deire 40% 236
20 Eader 20% 221
21 Eder 25% 212
22 Dair 25% 211
23 Daur 25% 199
24 Duroe 40% 167
25 Duer 25% 163
26 Adare 40% 154
27 Audoire 43% 119
28 Dire 50% 113
29 Daer 25% 109
30 Ader 25% 108
31 Darie 40% 106
32 Dere 50% 106
33 Daere 40% 102

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The surname Dora is the 16th most popular variant of Dear.

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