Given name & surname
Dorsett
“of the people who live near the sea”
Dorsett is a variant of Dorset. One English interpretation is “of the people who live near the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dorsett is a variant of Dorset. One English interpretation is “of the people who live near the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dorsett is a variant of Dorset. An origin associated with Dorset is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dorsett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 29 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 7 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 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,985 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dorsett’s family of names
Dorsett has a related form in Dorset.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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