German: possibly from Dorten a metronymic from the female personal name Dorothea (see Dorothy ). Dutch: habitational name from a shortened form of Dordrecht.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Dort family from?
You can see how Dort families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dort family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dort families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 119 Dort families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 84% of all the recorded Dort's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of Dort families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Dort surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Dort life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Dort in 1958 was 42, and 84 in 2004.