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Dorning Name Meaning

English (mainly Lancashire and Cheshire): unexplained. Probably an altered form of German Dornig, which is probably a nickname for someone with a sharp tongue, from an adjectival derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German dorn ‘thorn’. The suffixes -ig and -ing were often interchanged in Pennsylvania German and elsewhere. The name may also refer to a sloe bush.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Horning, Darling, Doffing, Durning, Arning, Hirning, Dring, Moring

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Dorning Family Origin

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Dorning Family Occupations

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  • Annuitant

    4%

  • Cabinet Maker

    4%

  • General Laborer

    4%

  • Accountant

    2%

In 1881, Annuitant, Cabinet Maker and General Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Dorning. A less common occupation for the Dorning family was Accountant. The most common Dorning occupation in the UK was Annuitant. 4% of Dorning's were Annuitants.

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