Show ContentsDostie Surname History

Early Origins of the Dostie family

The surname Dostie was first found in Languedoc.

Early History of the Dostie family

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Dostie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dostie, Dostalis, Dosteau, Dostaux, Dostine and others.

Early Notables of the Dostie family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Charles Vitalis de Dostalis, was born in Nimes in 1716, and would become a Brigadier. He is recorded as a volunteer in the Royal Artillery in 1725. In 1732 he became a second lieutenant, and a Captain in 1745. He was Cavalier of S-Louis in 1747, and he became lieutenant-colonel in 1759. His name...
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Dostie Ranking

In the United States, the name Dostie is the 8,489th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Dostie is ranked the 782nd most popular surname. 2


United States Dostie migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dostie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • M. Dostie who was a minister in Gentilly, New Orleans in 1861
  • Francois-Xavier Dostie who was a baker in 1871
  • J. H. Dostie who was a priest in Gentilly, New Orleans in 1881

Canada Dostie migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dostie Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Michel Dostie De Montplaisir DeBellot, who was married in 1784 in Quebec
  • Marie-Sarah Dostie who was married in 1785 in St-Augustin, Quebec
Dostie Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Michel Deblate-Dostie who was a lawyer in Montreal from 1814 to 1815 and then in Beauce from 1815 to 1843
  • Edouard Dostie who was a baker in Quebec in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Dostie (post 1700) +

  • Donald Dostie, American politician, Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2020 to 2021
  • Anthony Paul Dostie (1821-1866), American dentist and civil rights advocate who was killed in the New Orleans massacre of 1866
  • Alexandre Dostie, Canadian film director whose debut short film, Mutants (2016) won the Toronto International Film Festival award for Best Canadian Short Film
  • Alain Dostie (b. 1943), Canadian Genie Award nominated cinematographer, film director and screenwriter, known for The Red Violin (1998), Silk (2007) and Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec


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