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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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

Door is a name that first reached England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Door family lived in Herefordshire. The family settled in Dore in that county, and it is from this location that their surname derives.

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It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Door are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Door include Dore, Dorey, Dory, Dorie, Doar, Doare, Doore, Doorey, Doorie and many more.

First found in Herefordshire where they had been granted lands by William the Conqueror for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Door research. Another 193 words(14 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Door History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Door Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Door family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 124 words(9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Door, or a variant listed above:

Door Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Jenlis Door, aged 33, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
  • Valentine Door, who landed in South Carolina in 1749

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The Door Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Door 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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