Frequency: (231)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. German: occupational name for a doorkeeper or gatekeeper, from Middle Low German dor, Middle High German tor + wart ‘guard’.
2. Variant of Scottish Dorward.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
