Doust Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Doust

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

The history of the distinguished English surname Doust begins before the fateful Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and is derived from the Old English "dust," meaning "dust." This name was probably first bestowed as a nickname, either on someone with pale skin or hair, someone considered to be of little worth, or a laborer.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dust, Doust and others.

First found in the county of Oxford, where Ulf Dust was recorded as early as 1030. The nickname Origins of Doust make it likely that the surname emerged independently in different English counties, thus creating several different branches of the Doust family during the Middle Ages.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bryan Dust, who settled in Virginia in 1723; Francis Dust, who came to Maryland in 1754; Sam UEL Dust, who also came to Maryland, in 1756; as well as David Henry Doust, who was recorded in the 1871 census of Ontario..

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Doust family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Doust coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Doust genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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