Dorsett Family History
Dorsett Name Meaning
English: regional name from the county of Dorset, named from Old
English Dorn, an early name of Dorchester (of British origin,
from durn ‘fist’, probably referring to fist-sized pebbles) +
s?te ‘dwellers’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Dorsett Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Dorsett families
 41 - 80  14 - 40 |
 1 - 13  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Dorsett families
|
89 - 175 30 - 88 |
1 - 29 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Dorsett census records
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Dorsett Family Origin
Dorsett Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Dorsett
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Dorsett Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Dorsett census records
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Dorsett Civil War Service Records
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