Dore

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: French

* As an English surname, from the noun dore (“kind of bumblebee”). * Also as an English surname, from the placename Dorr in Derbyshire or Herefordshire; see Dorr. Sometimes influenced or directly from the noun door. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Doghair (“descendant of Doghar”), a byname meaning "sadness" (compare dubhghràdh, from dubh + gràdh). * As a French surname, from Old French doré (“golden”). Compare Dorais. * As a Hungarian surname, from the adjective dőre (“stupid, useless”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Doré Variant with diacritics
Dorey Derived from Dore
Doret Derived from Dore
Dores Derived from Dore
Doren Derived from Dore
Dorel Derived from Dore
Dorec Derived from Dore
Dorez Derived from Dore
Dorer Derived from Dore
Abadie French origin

Popularity by Country

Dore

Rank #575

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Dore

Rank #3408

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Dore

Rank #6353

Frequency 4,934 people (1.83 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 87.23% Hispanic 3.26% Black 6.04% Asian/PI 1.16% Native Am. 0.41% Two+ 1.91%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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