Dorkin Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dorkin Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dorkin family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 23
Labourer 8
Agricultural Labourer 5
Cotton Card Room Hand 5
Domestic Servant 2
Shipwright 2
House Keeper 2
Brick Layer 2
Farm Labourer 2
Hawker 2
General Servant Domestic 1
Cardloom Hand 1
Coachman 1
Coachmans Wife 1
Domestic Assistant 1
Boiler Maker 1
Brickyard Boy Unemployed 1
Farmer & Beer House Keeper 1
Farmer's Son Scholar 1
Farmer's Wife 1
Master 1
Nurse 1
Widow Of Butcher 1
Wife Of Mariner 1
Wool Spinner 1

Dorkin Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Durkin 83% 6,728
2 Darkin 83% 3,198
3 Dorkin 100% 1,016
4 Durkan 67% 691
5 Darken 67% 345
6 Dirken 67% 334
7 Durken 67% 326
8 Derkin 83% 313
9 Drakin 67% 294
10 Dirkin 83% 282
11 Dorken 83% 148

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The surname Dorkin is the 3rd most popular variant of Durkin.

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