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Doiron History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

United States Canada

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Doiron History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Doiron family

The surname Doiron was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where bearers of this family name have long been established. Doire was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in Italy. It was formed in 1802, when the Subalpine Republic and was annexed to France.

Early History of the Doiron family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Doiron research. The years 1684, 1722, 1758, 1768, 1814, 1816, 1819, 1820, 1850, 1852, 1863, 1870, 1879 and 1887 are included under the topic Early Doiron History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Doiron Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Doiron, Doire, Dorion, Dorian, Doirent, Daurian, Daurion and many more.

Early Notables of the Doiron family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Noël Doiron (1684-1758), born at Port Royal, Acadia, he became the leader of the Acadians, renowned for the decisions he made during the Deportation of the Acadians

Doiron World Ranking

In the United States, the name Doiron is the 9,346^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Doiron is ranked the 698^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,554 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Doiron is the 981^st popular surname. 3

Doiron migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Doiron Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Magdelaine Doiron, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 4
Margueritte Doiron, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1763 4
Marie Doiron, who arrived in South Carolina in 1763 4
Jean Baptiste Doiron, (b. 1760), aged 25, French sailor traveling aboard the ship "La Caroline" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 3rd December 1785 4
Mr. Alexandre Doiron, (b. 1738), aged 47, French laborer traveling aboard the ship "Le Bon Papa" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 29th July 1785 5
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Doiron Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alexis Doiron, aged 18, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1904
Reginald Doiron, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Halifax, N. S., in 1924

Doiron migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Doiron Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Willenux Doiron, aged 47, who immigrated to Levis, Canada, in 1916

Contemporary Notables of the name Doiron (post 1700) +

Uke Doiron, American actor and producer, from Maine, known for Killing Toni (2010), Buck Savage: City of the Damned (2014) and Monsterland (2016)
Paul Doiron, American author, best known for his Mike Bowditch series of crime novels; he won the Barry Award for Best First Novel, The Poacher's Son
Alain Doiron, Canadian actor, known for Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong (2004)
Allison Dawn Doiron, Canadian actress and director from Prince Edward Island, known for Cult of Chucky (2017), Seed (2013) and Lost Girl (2010)
Danielle Doiron, Canadian actor from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, known for her work on Les Jaunes (2014), Open (2012) and Les Jaunes (2013)
Tim Doiron (b. 1979), Canadian writer and actor, born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, known for Wander (2020), co-founder of the award winning production company Wango Films
Julie Doiron (b. 1972), award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter from Moncton, New Brunswick
Onil Doiron, Canadian former politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 to 1982
Joseph Aubin Doiron CM (1922-1995), Canadian politician, 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (1980-1985)
Jacques Doiron (b. 1953), Canadian professional hockey player

Related Stories +

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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)
7 Ships Arcadian Expedition of 1785. Retrieved 28th September 2021 from http://www.Arcadian-cajun.com/7ships.htm