Dorman
Dorman is a surname, derived from the Middle English word dere, or deor, meant "wild animal". Therefore, Dorman translates as "wild animal", or, perhaps, "wild animal-man". Another, Old English, derivation is from the Old English word deor, meaning "deer", and, mann, meaning "man": thus, Deer Man. Dorman is also a Turkic name which was widely used by the Cumans and Pechenegs.
Meaning & Origin of Dorman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dorman is a surname, derived from the Middle English word dere, or deor, meant "wild animal". Therefore, Dorman translates as "wild animal", or, perhaps, "wild animal-man". Another, Old English, derivation is from the Old English word deor, meaning "deer", and, mann, meaning "man": thus, Deer Man. Dorman is also a Turkic name which was widely used by the Cumans and Pechenegs.
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The Story of Dorman
Dorman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1908, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 64 Dormans were born — ranking #818 that year. As of 2026, Dorman ranks #12,271 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Dormans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Dorman
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- Dorman (12th century), was either a Cuman warrior in Bulgarian service or a Bulgarian noble of Cuman origin, who ruled the region of Braničevo as an independent state.
- Andy Dorman (born 1982), Welsh football (soccer) player
- Angela Dohrmann , American television actress
- Arabella Dorman (born 1965), British artist
- Sir Arthur Dorman , 1st Baronet (1848–1931), British industrialist, founder of Dorman Long
- Avner Dorman (born 1975), Israeli contemporary composer
- Dave Dorman (born 1958), American science fiction and fantasy illustrator
- David Dorman (born 1954), American telecommunications executive, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T Inc.
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About the name Dorman
Dorman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Dorman's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #818. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorman's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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