The surname Dorais was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. They held a family seat in D'Oris, in the department of Isere, in the canton of Entraigues a community from which they take their name. The name was connected with an ancient Indo Euopean Swiss race which migrated to the region from Thessalie in the 13th century. The family were well established in the region of the Rhone in south eastern France and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.
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Early History of the Dorais family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dorais research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1708 is included under the topic Early Dorais History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Dorais Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: D'Oris, Doris, Dorris, Dorries, Dorrisse, Dorais, De Oris, De Orris and many more.
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Early Notables of the Dorais family
More information is included under the topic Early Dorais Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Dorais family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Manuel Dorris who settled in Puerto Rico in 1881; Dennis Hugh and John Doris who settled in Allegheny County in the 1840's.
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