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Douing Family History

Douing 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: Doring, Young, Dong, Dring, Duin, Dorning, Dusing, Domingo, Going

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Where is the Douing family from?

You can see how Douing families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Douing family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1891. The most Douing families were found in USA in 1880, and United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there was 1 Douing family living in Lancashire. This was about 33% of all the recorded Douing's in United Kingdom. Lancashire and 2 other counties had the highest population of Douing families in 1891.
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Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Douing ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Census Records

There are 28 census records available for the last name Douing. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Douing 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 642 immigration records available for the last name Douing. 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 2 military records available for the last name Douing. For the veterans among your Douing ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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