Last Name DORR

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Meaning This name may have several significations, according to the language in which it was first given. 'Dorr,
Origin Gaelic, difficult, easily vexed. 'Dur, ' Gaelic, persevering, earnest, obstinate. 'Dorr, ' Icelandic, a spear. 'Dor, ' Cornish British, the earth; also 'dorre, ' to break. 'Doir, ' local, a woody place. 'Dar, ' Welsh, oak., Chilean, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 5,507 (2000 US census) 6,085 (1990 US census)
Count 5,799 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.91%, or 5446 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.95%, or 113 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.53%, or 31 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.19%, or 69 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.02%, or 59 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.4%, or 81 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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