Dorchester Family History
Dorchester Name Meaning
English: habitational name either from Dorchester in Oxfordshire or
Dorchester, county seat of Dorset. Both are named with a Celtic name,
respectively Dorcic and Durnovaria, + Old English
ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’. dktent, KH.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Dorchester Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Dorchester families
 9 - 16  4 - 8 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Dorchester families
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5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Dorchester Family Origin
Dorchester Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Dorchester
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Dorchester Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Dorchester Civil War Service Records
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