Dorney

English

Alternative forms

• Durney

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Doirinne (“descendant of Doireann”), a personal name related to dodaire (“sullen, sulky”).

Proper noun

Dorney (plural Dorneys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dorney is the 24483^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1022 individuals. Dorney is most common among White (95.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dorney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 481.

Anagrams

• Rodney, Yerdon, droney, yonder