The dorsey Surname
dorsey Name Meaning and History
English (of Norman origin): habitational name, with the preposition
d(e), from Orsay in Seine-et-Orne, France, recorded in the 13th
century as Orceiacum, from the Latin personal name
Orcius + the locative suffix -acum.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| DORSEY'S IN NESMITH SOUTH CAROLINA | Tanya Jones | 1 |
| DORSEY Margaret 1893-1967 |
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| Joseph Dorsey |
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| kent dorsey | bobbie varien | 1 |
| Mary Elsie Dorsey | Owen Baker | 2 |
| DORSEY Paula Jean 1964-1964 |
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| Dorsey Surname, where did they come from? |
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| DORSEY Raymond A and Freda M |
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| DORSEY Kaitlyn Marie 2003-2003 |
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| Edward & Deborah Maccubin Dorsey |
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