Dore Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 1
Buckinghamshire 9
Berkshire 101
Cambridgeshire 8
Channel Islands 5
Cheshire 26
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 2
Derbyshire 25
Devon 37
Dorset 27
Durham 22
Essex 85
Gloucestershire 70
Hampshire 343
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 7
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 26
Lancashire 71
Leicestershire 24
Lincolnshire 40
London 439
Middlesex 76
Northumberland 5
Norfolk 17
Northamptonshire 23
Nottinghamshire 69
Oxfordshire 171
Rutland 0
Shropshire 3
Suffolk 2
Somerset 39
Surrey 42
Sussex 25
Staffordshire 13
Warwickshire 59
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 17
Worcestershire 27
Yorkshire 110

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 9
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 1
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 6
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 5
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 6

Dore Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dore family

Profession Census Frequency
Dress Maker 28
General Labourer 26
Carpenter 23
Living On Own Means 23
General Servant Domestic 13
Cook Domestic 12
Gardener Domestic 11
Housemaid Domestic 9
Laundress Wash 9
Stone Mason 8
Grocer 7
Servant Domestic 7
Scholar 7
Farmer 7
Draper Assistant 6
Dressmaker 6
Gloveress 6
Cabinet Maker 5
Clerk 5
House Maid Domestic 5
Nurse Domestic 5
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 5
Market Gardener 5
Agricultural Labourer 5
Furniterer Shop Assistant 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Dore

Name Census Frequency
William Dore 738
Mary Dore 689
John Dore 504
Elizabeth Dore 444
George Dore 441
James Dore 427
Sarah Dore 341
Charles Dore 288
Thomas Dore 275
Ann Dore 253
Henry Dore 206
Eliza Dore 200
Jane Dore 195
Joseph Dore 182
Ellen Dore 175
Alice Dore 166
Emily Dore 153
Alfred Dore 149
Annie Dore 144
Emma Dore 142
Arthur Dore 136
Florence Dore 131
Robert Dore 130
Edward Dore 127
Frederick Dore 127

Dore Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dear 25% 16,821
2 Dore 100% 11,916
3 Dare 75% 10,751
4 Deer 25% 3,890
5 Adair 20% 2,426
6 Deere 60% 1,349
7 Deare 60% 1,254
8 Door 50% 1,080
9 Doar 50% 1,066
10 Dorr 75% 853
11 Doore 80% 778
12 Doree 80% 583
13 Dier 25% 520
14 Doer 50% 342
15 Dure 75% 334
16 Daire 60% 285
17 Dora 75% 251
18 Duro 50% 246
19 Durie 60% 242
20 Deire 60% 236
21 Eader 20% 221
22 Eder 25% 212
23 Dair 25% 211
24 Daur 25% 199
25 Duroe 60% 167
26 Duer 25% 163
27 Adare 60% 154
28 Audoire 57% 119
29 Dire 75% 113
30 Daer 25% 109
31 Ader 25% 108
32 Darie 60% 106
33 Dere 75% 106
34 Daere 60% 102

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The surname Dore is the 2nd most popular variant of Dear.

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