Dorsey

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from Norman de (“of”) + Orsay, a town in France.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)si

Proper noun

Dorsey (countable and uncountable, plural Dorseys)

1. A surname from Norman.
2. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Illinois, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dorsey is the 793^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 43,631 individuals. Dorsey is most common among Black (52.2%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dorsey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 482.

Anagrams

• Doreys, Yoders