Dorris
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English
Etymology
Variant of Doris.
Proper noun
Dorris (countable and uncountable, plural Dorrises)
- A surname.
- A city in Siskiyou County, California, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dorris is the 5251st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6644 individuals. Dorris is most common among White (81.32%) and Black/African American (12.97%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dorris”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 482.