Show ContentsDolf Surname History

Early Origins of the Dolf family

The surname Dolf was first found in Cheshire at Doddington, an ecclesiastical district, in the parish of Wybunbury, union and hundred of Nantwich. "In a mutilated tower which formed part of Doddington Castle, erected by Sir John Delves in 1364, are preserved statues of Lord Audley and his four squires, who fought under the Black Prince at Poitiers." 1

Early History of the Dolf family

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Dolf Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Delves, Delve, Delph, Delf, Delves, Delvere, Dellves, Dellfs, Telf, Telve, Telves and many more.

Early Notables of the Dolf family

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Ireland Migration of the Dolf family to Ireland

Some of the Dolf family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Dolf family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..


Contemporary Notables of the name Dolf (post 1700) +

  • Dolf de Vries (1937-2020), Dutch actor from The Hague
  • Dolf Luque (1890-1957), Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher


  1. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.


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