Get access to Daughters family records.Start a 14-Day Free Trial

Daughters Family History

Daughters Surname Meaning

English (London): variant of Dafter with post-medieval excrescent -s apparently from Middle English doughter dohtor douter (Old English dohtor) ‘daughter’ often pronounced in early modern English as dafter.

For the name to be borne by a man such that it became a hereditary surname is surprising though there are occasional instances of men being named in this way (unless they are clerical errors or it was a surname acquired by the retainers of an heiress of an important family).

Alternatively Daughter Daughters might be a simplified pronunciation of Dawtry (see Daughtery) a surname well evidenced in Yorkshire and Sussex where Doughter and Daughter also occur.

In which case the change to Dafter will have arisen through misinterpretation.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames:

Search for a relative to learn more about your family history.

Where is the Daughters family from?

You can see how Daughters families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Daughters family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Daughters families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 42 Daughters families living in London. This was about 86% of all the recorded Daughters's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Daughters families in 1891.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Daughters surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

View Census Data for Daughters

What Daughters family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Daughters. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Daughters census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search UK census records for Daughters

Passenger Lists

There are 463 immigration records available for the last name Daughters. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Daughters immigration records

Draft Cards

There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Daughters. For the veterans among your Daughters ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Daughters military records

You've only scratched the surface of Daughters family history

Discover More

What is the average Daughters lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2003, in the United States, Daughters life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1974, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Daughters in 1959 was 56, and 53 in 2003.

Start a 14-Day Free Trial