Family name Dorsett (Dorsett 
) , across the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen Dorsett is characteristic of Bahamas, where it is a common surname, Antigua and Barbuda, where it is quite a common surname, and the United States, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Bahamas. Much less frequently, Dorsett is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Dorsett | United Kingdom, Australia, Bahamas, United States, Canada |
| james dorsett (1819-1893) (b. 1819) |
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| martha angle dorsett American lawyer (1851-1918), US (b. 1851) |
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| jane dorsett (born 1861) (b. 1861) |
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| palemon howard dorsett American botanist (1862-1943), US (b. 1862) |
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| george dorsett English footballer (1881-1942), GB (b. 1881) |
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| joe dorsett English footballer (1888-1951), GB (b. 1888) |
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tony dorsett American football player (born 1954), US (b. 1954) |
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david j. dorsett United States Navy vice admiral, US (b. 1956) |
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brian dorsett American baseball player, US (b. 1961) |
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| wilbur dorsett dramatic arts teacher, US (b. 1912) |
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| cal dorsett American baseball player, US (b. 1913) |
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| louise nash dorsett U.S. military veteran, US (b. 1913) |
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| dicky dorsett English footballer (1919-1999), DE (b. 1919) |
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| clyde dorsett Architectural consultant focused on mental healthcare design, US (b. 1925) |
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| katie g. dorsett American politician (1932-2020), US (b. 1932) |
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