# Dorey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dorey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,639 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,274 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 188,374 people |
| Change since 2000 | +21% (1,360 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Doorey |

## Etymology

Nickname for a goldsmith or someone with golden hair, from Old French doré (“golden”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dorey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dorey in Brazil.

## People named Dorey

- Fritz d'Orey, Brazilian racing driver

## Similar surnames

Doerr, Dorr, Dore, Dora, Dyer, Dwyer, Drew, Derr, Durr, Darr, Darrow, Derry.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.