Dockery Family History

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Dockery Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places called Dockray, of which there are four examples in Cumbria. A possible origin of the place name is Old Norse d{o,}kk ‘hollow’, ‘valley’ + vrá ‘isolated place’; the first element is, however, more likely to be Old English docce ‘dock’ (the plant). Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dochraidh ‘descendant of Dochradh’, a personal name that is a variant of Dochartach (see Doherty).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Dicker, Rocker, Cocker, Corkery, Locker, Wicker, Deckert, Ocker

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Dockery Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Dockery name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Dockery. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    50%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    19%

  • Cameroon, Congo, & Southern Bantu Peoples

    6%

  • Benin/Togo

    5%

  • Germanic Europe

    4%

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Dockery Family Origin

Where is the Dockery family from?

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You can see how Dockery families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dockery family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dockery families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 45 Dockery families living in London. This was about 31% of all the recorded Dockery's in the UK. London had the highest population of Dockery families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Dockery surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Dockery Family Occupations

What did your Dockery ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, Tailor, Agricultural Labourer and Butcher were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Dockery. The most common Dockery occupation in the UK was Tailor. 9% of Dockery's were Tailors. A less common occupation for the Dockery family was Coal Miner.

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  • Tailor

    9%

  • Agricultural Labourer

    4%

  • Butcher

    4%

  • Coal Miner

    4%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Dockery ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Dockery Historical Records

What Dockery family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 26,000 census records available for the last name Dockery. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Dockery census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Dockery. 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.

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Draft Card

There are 7,000 military records available for the last name Dockery. For the veterans among your Dockery ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Dockery Life Expectancy

What is the average Dockery lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Dockery life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Dockery in 1948 was 50, and 70 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Dockery

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Dockery ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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