Dorking Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dorking Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dorking family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 21
Agricultural Labourer 5
Carpenter 3
General Labourer 2
Labourer 2
Domestic Servant 2
Tailoress 2
General Servant 1
Rope Maker Apprentice 1
Boot Machinist 1
Brace Finisher 1
Brick Layer 1
Builder Assistant 1
Clerk In Civil Service 1
Dress Maker 1
Laundress 1
Stone Mason 1
Living On Her Own Means 1
Commercila Traveller 1
Cook Domestic 1
Gardener Domestic Servant 1
Plasterer 1
Brick Layers Labourer 1
Dock Fore Man 1
General Domestic Servant 1

Dorking Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dorking 100% 750
2 Darking 86% 483

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The surname Dorking is the most popular version of all its varients

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