Dorman - wikipedia Dorman For the village in Iran, see Dorman, Iran. 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. Notable people with the surname include : Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Things 4 See also 5 References People Andy Dorman ( born 1982 ), Welsh football ( soccer ) player Angela Dohrmann, American television actress 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. Eric Dorman - Smith ( 1895 -- 1969 ), British Army officer Henry Dorman ( 1916 - 1998 ), American politician and lawyer Isaiah Dorman ( died 1876 ), African American interpreter for the United States Army during the Indian Wars John J. Dorman, Fire Commissioner of the City of New York Lee Dorman ( 1942 -- 2012 ), American bass guitarist, member of Iron Butterfly Maurice Henry Dorman ( 1902 -- 1993 ), British diplomat, served as Governors - General of Sierra Leone and Malta Peter Dorman, American epigraphist, philologist, and cultural anthropologist Reginald Dorman - Smith ( 1899 -- 1977 ), British diplomat, soldier and politician, UK Minister of Agriculture Robert Dorman ( 1859 -- 1937 ), Irish socialist activist Samantha Dorman, American model and actress Sonya Dorman ( 1924 -- 2005 ), American poet Thomas Dorman, English Catholic theologian of the sixteenth century 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. Places Dorman, Iran Things Dorman raspberry See also Dohrmann Dorman Luke construction a type of Dual polyhedron Dorman Long a British engineering company Dorman Museum in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough Dormans, a French commune Paul M. Dorman High School W.H. Dorman & Co Ltd engine manufacturer in Stafford, UK This page lists people with the surname Dorman. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. References Jump up ^ István Vásáry ( 2005 ) Cumans and Tatars, Cambridge University Press, p. 105 Jump up ^ István Vásáry ( 2005 ) Cumans and Tatars, Cambridge University Press, p. 105 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dorman&oldid=705885758 '' Categories : Surnames Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Français Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 20 February 2016, at 03 : 40. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name dorman come from
Answer: derived from the Middle English word dere, or deor, meant "wild animal"