Doring History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The name Doring, which is a local surname, reveals that the original bearer of the name once lived, held land, or was born in this beautiful region of Thuringia. In the Holy Roman Empire, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and, after the 12th century, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. In addition, when coupled with the German preposition von, which means from or of, local names can indicate that the bearer of the name was an aristocrat. However, in modern times, the von is frequently dropped from the surname. The Doring family originally lived in Thuringia, which located between Hessen and Lower Saxony in the west and Saxony in the east. This regional name refers to a person who originated in Thuringia and migrated to another German or European state.

Early Origins of the Doring family

The surname Doring was first found in Thuringia, where the family became noted for its many branches within the region, many houses acquiring a status and influence which rivaled that of the landed aristocracy. In their later history some branches were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they distinguished themselves through their contributions to the social, political, and economic developments of the nation. Individual bearers of the name first mentioned in ancient chronicles include Dietrich von Duering of Bremen in 1140, Duringus filius Dietmari of Styria in 1240, and Duringbertus of Erfurt, in 1288.

Early History of the Doring family

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Doring Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Duering, During, Dueringe, Dueringen, Duehring, Duhring, Doering, Doring, Doehring, Duehrig, Duerich, Doerich, Dierich, Dieringer, Diericke, Dierecke, Doringk, Doeringk, Duhringer, Dueringer, Duringer, Doringer and many more.

Early Notables of the Doring family

Notable members of the surname Doring in this period were Johann Christoph Duering, who was responsible for the ennoblement of the family in Sweden in 1719. He rose to position of Major-General in the Swedish army. Johann Doering was the royal Danish financier at Kiel. D. David Doeringk (Doering) (d.1636), the Lord of Boehlen, was ennobled in 1630 in reward for his services as royal advisor to the Princes of Saxony. He was also the Lord of the estates Seelingstadt, Muehlbach, and Trautzschen, and later became Privy Councillor and advisor on mines and...
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Doring migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Doring Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Georg Eberhart Doring, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 1
Franz Doring, who arrived in America in 1778 1
Adam Doring, who landed in America in 1778 1
Heinrich Doring, who arrived in America in 1783 1

Doring Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Marg Doring, who landed in America in 1845 1
Nikolaus Doring, who arrived in America in 1845 1
Karl Joseph Doring, who arrived in America in 1846 1
Bern Jos Doring, who arrived in America in 1847 1
Herm Doring, who arrived in America in 1848 1
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Doring Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Reinhold Doring, aged 13, who landed in America in 1900 1
Oscar Doring, who arrived in America in 1900 1
Katherina Doring, who landed in America in 1900 1
Katherine Doring, aged 38, who arrived in America in 1900 1
Natalia Doring, aged 7, who landed in America in 1900 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Doring (post 1700) +

Theodor Döring (1803-1878), German actor
Christian Döring, East German two-time gold and silver medalist slalom canoer
Michael Johann Heinrich Doring (1789-1862), German writer, theologian and mineralogist
Nils Döring (b. 1980), German football player

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)