Dorney Family History

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Dorney Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Buckinghamshire, named from Old English dora ‘bee’ (genitive plural dorena) + eg ‘island’, ‘dry ground in marsh’. Irish (Counties Cork and Tipperary): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Doirinne ‘descendant of Doireann’, a female personal name meaning ‘sullen’. Americanized spelling of Hungarian Dörnyei or Dörnyey, habitational names for someone from a place called Dernye in former Körös county.

Similar surnames: Torney, Downey, Dolney, Darney, Corney, Horney, Dorsey, Olney, Arney

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You can see how Dorney families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dorney family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dorney families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 45 Dorney families living in London. This was about 30% of all the recorded Dorney's in the UK. London had the highest population of Dorney families in 1891.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Dorney surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Dorney Family Occupations

What did your Dorney ancestors do for a living?

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Laundress
9%
Coal Miner
6%
Board School Assistant Master
3%
Bricklayers Labourer
3%

Dorney Historical Records

What Dorney family records will you find?

Census Record
There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Dorney. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Dorney census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
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Passenger List
There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Dorney. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
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Draft Card
There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Dorney. For the veterans among your Dorney ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Record

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Dorney. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Dorney census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search 1891 UK census records for Dorney

Passenger List

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Dorney. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Dorney immigration records

Draft Card

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Dorney. For the veterans among your Dorney ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Dorney military records

Dorney Life Expectancy

What is the average Dorney lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Dorney life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Dorney in 1956 was 39, and 87 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Dorney