Dory Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dory Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dory family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 7
Labourer 6
Scholar 4
Tailoress 2
Dress Maker 2
Carpenter Employing 3 Men 1
Dairy Maid 1
Formerly Farmer's Wife 1
House Maid 1
Hat Trimmer 1
Laundress 1
Porker 1
Porter 1
Servant 1
Needle Woman 1
General Servant 1
Book Binder 1
Carter 1
Clicker 1
Ladys Maid 1
Tailor 1
Gardener 1
Housemaid 1
Railway Labourer 1
Domestic Servant 1

Dory Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dorey 80% 7,927
2 Dray 50% 5,882
3 Darey 60% 4,391
4 Dry 75% 4,160
5 Dury 75% 2,849
6 Deary 60% 2,393
7 Dary 75% 1,338
8 Dory 100% 811
9 Durey 60% 728
10 Dairy 60% 700
11 Deery 60% 336
12 Drye 50% 294
13 Droy 50% 183
14 Doury 80% 180
15 Dery 75% 171
16 Drey 50% 150
17 Daury 60% 134
18 Dearey 50% 113
19 Doorey 67% 113
20 Diery 60% 109
21 Odery 60% 104

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The surname Dory is the 8th most popular variant of Dorey.

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