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Dorsey

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Dorsey comes from a Norman French surname, D’Orsey, meaning “From Orsey.”

History:
Dorsey is another example of a Scottish surname being transferred for use as a first name in the 19th century.


Pronunciation: dorr-sey.

Alternates: Dorsy, Dorsie.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.004 % named Dorsey

Popularity of Dorsey:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 919th most popular.
1875: 746th most popular.
1900-1910: 660th most popular.
1910-1920: 595th most popular.
1920-1930: 714th most popular.
1930-1940: 764th most popular.
1940-1950: 920th most popular.
1950-1960: 897th most popular.
1960-2000: N/A

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