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Where did the German Duggar family come from? What is the German Duggar family crest and coat of arms? When did the Duggar family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Duggar family history?

The Duggar surname comes from the German term for a duck or diving bird (from du(c)ken ‘to dive or duck’). It is thought to have been a nickname for someone thought to resemble the duck, but in some instances may have been an occupational name for someone whose trade involved the handling of ducks.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Ducker, Dücker, Ducher, Duckermann, Duckenhoff and others.

First found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duggar research. Another 182 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1671, 1687, 1720, 1819, 1833, and 1846 are included under the topic Early Duggar History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 31 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Duggar Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Georg Ducker, who arrived in Georgia between the years 1733-1783; Joh Baltzer Ducker, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1753; Carl S. Ducker, who arrived at the port of Baltimore in 1832.

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  • Benjamin Minge Duggar (1872-1956), American plant physiologist
  • James Robert "Jim Bob" Duggar (b. 1965), former state legislator for Arkansas


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  8. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  9. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  10. Kneschke, Dr. Ernest Heinrich. Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon 9 Volumes New General German Aristocracy Lexicon. Leipzig: Friedrich Voigt, 1859. Print.
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The Duggar Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Duggar 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.

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