Dora History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Early Origins of the Dora family

The surname Dora was first found in Venice (Italian: Venezia), and seaport occupying one of the most remarkable sites of the world. Centralizing on the Grand Canal the history of the city can be traced through the different styles of architecture Byzantine, Gothic, early Renaissance and late Renaissance. It is rich in ancient palaces, churches, libraries, galleries, monuments, statues, treasures and artifacts. Its history is abundant in politics, art, religion, scholarship and conflict. The ducal palace was commenced in 1309. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Dora family

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Dora Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dorado, Dorda, Dordoni, Dordo, Dordi, Doradoni, Doradony, Eldorado, El Dorado and many more.

Early Notables of the Dora family

Prominent among members of the family was

the Dorado family of Venice

Dora migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dora Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Michael Dora, who arrived in New York in 1849 1
Elisabeth Dora, who settled in New York, NY in 1855
Louise Dora, who settled in New York, NY in 1855
Ignacio Dora, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1858 1

Dora Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Elizabeth Cecilia Dora, who settled in Kansas in 1941
John Dora, who settled in Kansas in 1943

Dora migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dora Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Adam Dora, who arrived in Ontario in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Dora (post 1700) +

Anna Dora Gaitskell (1901-1989), Baroness Gaitskell née Creditor, a British Labour Party politician and the wife of Hugh Gaitskell
Constance Dora Isherwood (1920-2021), born Constance Holmes, a Canadian lawyer based in British Columbia, recipient of Canada's 125th anniversary medal for community service
Dora Osterloh (b. 1986), German jazz musician
Dora María Pérez Vidal (1933-2023), known by her stage name Dora María and her nickname La Chaparrita de Oro (The Golden Short Woman), a Mexican singer of folk music
Dora Dueck (b. 1950), Canadian author of three novels and a collection of short fiction, her second novel, This Hidden Thing, was shortlisted for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction and won the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award at the 2011 Manitoba Book Awards
Dora Cadavid (1937-2022), Colombian actress, singer and announcer who appeared in over 45 television and theatre productions, making her debut at the age of ten in the play Doña Inés vuelve al convento
Dora Greenwell (1821-1882), English author and biographer, born on 6 Dec. 1821 at Greenwell Ford in the county of Durham where her father, an active country gentleman 2
Dora Toledano Godier, Peruvian model and beauty pageant contender at Miss Universe 1963
Dora Glover Saker (1888-1926), English instructor in cheese-making for Somerset County Council; her rediscovered book, Practical Cheddar Cheese-making (1917) has currently inspired a revival of interest in historic cheese-making methods
Dora Mary Lush (1910-1943), Australian bacteriologist who died after accidentally pricking her finger with a needle containing lethal scrub typhus

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)
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020