How common is the last name Dorsey?

41,699 people in the United States have the last name Dorsey, about 1 in 7,168. It ranks #804 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DORSEY

#804

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
41,699
About
1 in 7,168
This common or more
37.2%
Who bears it

Of the 41,699 people with the last name Dorsey, 50.2% reported their origin as Black, 40.5% as White and 5.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Dorsey

#802 Mckee · 42,029#803 Bravo · 41,827#805 Hull · 41,685#806 Berger · 41,655

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Dorsey, most common first.

#57,177 Dorcey · 385#80,054 Dorse · 256#98,894 Dorsky · 196

Also a first name

As a first name, Dorsey ranks #6,755 of 53,615, with 2,339 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1916, with 176 births. See Dorsey as a first name

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