Dorch

See also: dorch

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Scottish Gaelic dorch (“dark”).

Proper noun

Dorch (plural Dorches)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dorch is the 36204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 619 individuals. Dorch is most common among Black/African American (59.94%) and White (31.99%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dorch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 480.