Find out how popular the last name Dorres is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dorres.

Dorres, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dorres surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dorres in America

Dorres is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dorres surname appeared 128 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dorres.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dorres to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dorres

The surname DORRES is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "dor," meaning "gold," which may have been used as a nickname for someone with golden hair or a tanned complexion.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname DORRES can be found in the 13th-century manuscript "Libro de Repartimiento," which documented the distribution of land and property in the Iberian Peninsula after the Reconquista. This suggests that the name may have been associated with a particular family or group of people who settled in the region during this time.

Another early reference to the name DORRES appears in the "Cartulario de Calatayud," a collection of documents from the 12th and 13th centuries related to the town of Calatayud in the province of Zaragoza. This provides evidence that the name was present in the area during this period.

In the 15th century, there are records of a prominent Spanish family named DORRES who held land and titles in the region of Andalusia. One notable member was Juan de DORRES (c. 1420-1496), who served as a high-ranking military officer and diplomat during the reign of Queen Isabella I of Castile.

During the 16th century, the DORRES name appears to have spread beyond Spain, likely due to the expansion of the Spanish Empire and the migration of settlers to the Americas. One example is Pedro de DORRES (c. 1535-1610), a Spanish explorer and navigator who was among the first Europeans to explore the Pacific Northwest region of present-day Canada and the United States.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with the DORRES surname was Miguel de DORRES (1629-1701), a Spanish playwright and poet who was part of the literary circle in Madrid during the Golden Age of Spanish literature. His works included several popular comedies and plays that were widely performed during his lifetime.

As the DORRES name continued to spread throughout the Spanish-speaking world, it also began to appear in different variations and spellings, such as DORES, DORREZ, and DORRAS, reflecting regional linguistic variations and adaptations over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dorres

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dorres.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dorres was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dorres has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dorres was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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