Given name
Dorrence
“a dark-haired man”
Dorrence is a variant of Dorran. One Irish interpretation is “a dark-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dorrence is a variant of Dorran. One Irish interpretation is “a dark-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dorrence is a variant of Dorran. An origin associated with Dorran is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dorrence through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1928. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dorrence’s family of names
Dorrence has a related form in Dorran.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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