Show ContentsDobler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Dobler family

The surname Dobler was first found in Austria, where the name Dobbeler contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs.

Early History of the Dobler family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dobler research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1767 and 1856 are included under the topic Early Dobler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dobler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dobbler, Dobbeler, Dobeler, Doebler, Daebler and many more.

Early Notables of the Dobler family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Dobler were

  • Franz Joseph Dobler, who as a surgeon for Clausen in the Brixen region was ennobled with the predicate von Friedburg in 1767...
  • Bernhard Dobler von Friedburg became in 1856 the Major of the 12th infantry-regiment of the Austrian army...


United States Dobler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dobler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Richard Dobler, who landed in Virginia in 1701-1702 1
  • Georg Dobler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
  • Jorg Dobler, who settled in Philadelphia in 1732
  • Leonhart Dobler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
  • Matthens Dobler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Dobler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jan Jacob Dobler, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 1
  • Martin, Dobler Jr., who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 1
  • Johann Dobler, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 1
  • Frederic Dobler, aged 26, who landed in New York in 1849 1
  • Peter Dobler, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Dobler (post 1700) +

  • Conrad Francis Dobler (1950-2023), American NFL football guard who played for ten seasons, primarily with the St. Louis Cardinals (1972-1977)
  • Lieutenant Joseph John Julius Dobler (1918-1943), American seaman killed in action, eponym of the USS Dobler (DE-48)
  • Bruce Dobler (1939-2010), American writer
  • Henry G. Dobler, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1922 2
  • Frank H. Dobler, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920 2
  • Clair Dobler, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1944 2
  • Konrad Waldemar Dobler (b. 1957), German two-time Olympian long-distance runner


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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