Dors is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dors
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: We find the name in both the South and Lorraine. In the South, this is probably the one who lives in a place called the Orts (= gardens, see Ors). In the East, we must consider the Middle High German torso (= cabbage stalk), nickname or the one who grows cabbages, or one that is shriveled like a cabbage stalk.

How popular is Dors?

Dors is ranked 140480 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dorses grew by 9.836065 per cent to 134 since 2000 and ranked 127494 after elevating 1303 spots. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.03 93.44
Dors is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Brazil. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Suriname. Around 2738 people have been found who wears Dors as their family name. Dors is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
98,953 Belarus7
823,980 India6
11,290 Guyana3
219,873 France2
12,172 Ghana2
54,135 Philippines2
131,225 Spain2
31,584 Peru1
810,193 Indonesia1
7,847 Albania1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
49,529 Israel1
8,371 Syria1
717 Bhutan1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
16,073 Latvia1
29,046 Japan1
153,416 Italy1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
78,930 Canada36
130,701 Ukraine28
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
124,701 Russia87
56,298 England65
Countries with hundreds of Dors:
17,160 Brazil763
57 Suriname559
28,238 Germany370
17,922 Poland334
8,855 Netherlands319
144,605 United States142
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Comments

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Nguyet Morning
Dors is a name of Alsace-Lorraine and-variant torso average German, cabbage stalk, nickname which means a thin man, emaciated.

Dors Namesakes

  • Agape von Dorstewitz, Film Editor
  • Thomas A. Dorsey, Pianist
  • Alyce Faye Dorsey, Pat Hingle's ex-wife
  • Andreas Dorschel, Philosopher
  • Andreas Dorschel, Philosopher
  • Catherine Ann Dorset, Writer
  • Sarah Dorsey, Novelist
  • Jimmy Dorsey, Clarinetist
  • Tommy Dorsey, Jazz trumpeter
  • John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, Cricket Player

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