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Donding Family History

Donding Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Dowding, Dorning, Ronning, Golding, Codding, Colding, Dunning

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Where is the Donding family from?

You can see how Donding families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Donding family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Donding families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1891 there was 1 Donding family living in Worcestershire. This was 100% of all the recorded Donding's in United Kingdom. Worcestershire had the highest population of Donding families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Donding surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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What did your Donding ancestors do for a living?

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

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Census Records

There are 63 census records available for the last name Donding. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Donding census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 9 immigration records available for the last name Donding. 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 Cards

There are 3 military records available for the last name Donding. For the veterans among your Donding ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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