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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012
Origins Available: English, Irish, Scottish Where did the Scottish Door family come from? What is the Scottish Door family crest and coat of arms? When did the Door family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Door family history? Door comes from the kingdom of Dalriada in ancient Scotland. It was a name for a person who worked as a door attendant. The name is also a nickname type of surname derived from the Old English word deore, which means "beloved", and "man"The translation of Gaelic names in the Middle Ages was not a task undertaken with great care. Records from that era show an enormous number of spelling variations, even in names referring to the same person. Over the years Door has appeared as Dorman, Dorward, Doorman, Durward and others. First found in Fife, the name Dorman is derived from the word door-ward. This official hereditary position involved being the door attendant to the King of Scotland. The office of door-ward to the king was a very honorable one and was passed on in the powerful family of de Lundin Fife. The first who took his name from this office was Thomas de Lundyn in 1204. His son, Alan Durward, was one of the greatest names in Scottish history in the thirteenth century. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Door research. Another 425 words(30 lines of text) covering the years 1228, 1452, 1478, 1511, and 1636 are included under the topic Early Door History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 31 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Door Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the Door family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 103 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. Ancestors of many of the Dalriadan families who crossed the Atlantic still live along the east coast of the United States and Canada. Some Scottish settlers arrived in Canada during the American War of Independence as United Empire Loyalists, while others stayed south to fight for a new nation. The descendants of Scottish settlers in both countries began to rediscover their heritage in the 19th and 20th centuries through Clan societies and highland games. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Door or a variant listed above: Door Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
The Door Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Door Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 9 January 2012 at 09:56. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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