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Docker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany

The Docker surname comes from the German term for a duck or diving bird (from du(c)ken ‘to dive or duck’). It is thought to have been a nickname for someone thought to resemble the duck, but in some instances may have been an occupational name for someone whose trade involved the handling of ducks.

Early Origins of the Docker family

The surname Docker was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Docker family

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Docker Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ducker, Dücker, Ducher, Duckermann and many more.

Early Notables of the Docker family

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Docker migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Docker Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Docker, who landed in Virginia in 1623 1

Docker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gert Docker, who arrived in America in 1844 1
Harry, James, and William Docker, who all, who arrived in Philadelphia between 1850 and 1870
George Docker, who arrived in Arkansas in 1893 1

Docker migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Docker Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Thomas Docker, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750

Docker migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Docker Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Joseph Docker, English convict who was convicted in Stafford, Staffordshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Claudine" on 20th May 1821, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2
Mr. Joseph Docker who was convicted in Warwick, Warwickshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 4th August 1836, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Docker (post 1700) +

Daniel Docker, American Republican politician, Candidate for Connecticut State Senate 20th District, 2010 4
Sir Bernard Docker, British Managing Director of BSA from early in WWII, and married Lady Norah Collins in 1949
William Docker Browning (b. 1931), American Republican politician, U.S. District Judge for Arizona, 1984-98 5

Citations +

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/claudine
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html