Last name: DOREY
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DOREY : This last name is indexed 90,606 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
DOREY : English: nickname from Middle English dorre dori ‘golden’ (Old French doré) probably denoting someone with golden blond hair. As a noun this word was used for the fish now known as the John Dorey also for golden-colored brocade and a yellow sauce or glaze. Any of these senses could have contributed to the surname.
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