Doss Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 4
Devon 2
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 4
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 5
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Doss Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Doss family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
Blacksmith 1
Cotton Piecer 1
Dress Maker 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Chief Constable 1
Sempstress 1
House Serv 1
Pocket Book Maker 1
Brewers Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Doss

Name Census Frequency
Mary Doss 19
John Doss 17
William Doss 10
James Doss 9
Jane Doss 7
Ann Doss 6
Sarah Doss 6
Henry Doss 5
Joseph Doss 5
Annie Doss 4
Benjamin Doss 4
George Doss 4
Thomas Doss 4
Flora Doss 3
Margaret Doss 3
Alexander Doss 2
Amelia Doss 2
Charles Doss 2
Christian Doss 2
Edward Doss 2
Emily Doss 2
Isaac Doss 2
Maud Doss 2
Rachel Doss 2
Richard Doss 2

Doss Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Diss 75% 2,145
2 Ediss 60% 220
3 Doss 100% 169
4 Desse 60% 161
5 Dass 75% 145

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The surname Doss is the 3rd most popular variant of Diss.

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