Dorris Family History
Dorris Name Meaning
Irish: variant spelling of Doris.Possibly in some
instances a respelling of German Dörries (see
Dorries) or French Doris.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Dorris
Name Distribution of Dorris Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Dorris families
 62 - 122  21 - 61 |
 1 - 20  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Dorris families
|
11 - 19 4 - 10 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Dorris families
|
15 - 28 6 - 14 |
1 - 5 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Dorris census records
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Dorris Family Origin
Dorris Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Dorris
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Dorris Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Dorris census records
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Dorris Civil War Service Records
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