The dorcas Surname

dorcas Name Meaning and History

Irish or English: unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The dorcas name in History

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dorcas Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of dorcas Families in the US in 1920

Number of dorcas families

8-14

3-7

1-2

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Thread	Author	Replies
DORCAS, John	lchunnme	0
Seeking inf on Lewis Benjamin Dorcas b 1867 NY res WV	LaurendAblemontRagland	0
Simon Dorcas of Pennsylvania mid-1800's	sarajanetroxel	2
Dorcas Family Tree	Karen Rogers	0
Obit: Howard Dorcas	NMFireHorse	0
Dorcas family	deb1hen2	2
Matthew Dorcas b abt 1725 prob.Maryland	oooooo1	1
Emily Dorcas, Wanborough, Wilshire, ENG	kttrucking	0
Elizabeth Ann Dorcas	Letha Chunn	2

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