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

The name Dose, which is a local surname, reveals that the original bearer of the name once lived, held land, or was born in Schleswig-Holstein, which is the northernmost state in western Germany. This is the homeland of the proud surname Dose. By and large, hereditary surname were formed in Germany when areas of Schleswig, and most of the German states, were a part of the Holy Roman Empire. At this time, as the population of Europe swelled and travel became easier, people began to encounter others sharing their own name and they avoided confusion by adopting a second name. A common form of surname found in Schleswig are those that are derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Dose was a name for a loud or boisterous person. The distinguished name Dose is derived from the Old Germanic word dossen, which means to speak loudly or to make noise.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Dose (Hamburg), Dohse, Doose, Dase, Doss, Dosse, Dos, Doz, Dozze and many more.

First found in East Friesland, out of which the name quickly spread across the northern coastlands of Germany, in particular to Holstein and Mecklenburg. The name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. The variations Dose and Dohse were found particularly frequently in Nordelbingen, as well as throughout Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg. In the Middle Ages, Dose became quite popular as a first name among knights. Chronicles mention, for instance, the knight Dose Block of Holstein in 1371. Chronicles also mention the figure Doso von Helle, who owned the village Dosenbeck near Preetz in Holstein. Its use as a last name may have stemmed from the area in East Friesland where the Dose river flows into the Ems.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dose research. Another 239 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1291, 1337, 1476, 1740, 1762, and 1764 are included under the topic Early Dose History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 36 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dose Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dose Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Voseley Dose, who arrived in Maryland in 1667

Dose Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • C Dose, who landed in New York, NY in 1850
  • Mr. Dose settled in San Francisco in 1864
  • Henry Dose, who arrived in St Clair County, Ill in 1872

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  2. Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
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  9. Jones, Henry Z. Palatine Families of New York 2 Volumes. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2001. Print. (ISBN 978-0961388829).
  10. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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