Dockery History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Dockery family

The surname Dockery was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border.

The name was first recorded in Dockwray, a hamlet in Matterdale in Cumberland. John de Dockwra was recorded with estates in 1332. In 1467 Robert Dockra succeeded to the estates. Isabel Dockray was listed in 1560. 1

Early History of the Dockery family

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Dockery Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dockwra, Dockwray, Dockray, Dockeray, Dockery, Dockree, Docwra, Dockreay and many more.

Early Notables of the Dockery family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Sir Thomas Docwra, (d. 1527) Grand Prior of Clerkenwell Priory, where he is buried. "He was descended from an old Westmoreland family, the Docwras of Docwra Hall in Kendal; but he came of a younger branch which had been for some generations settled in Hertfordshire." 2 William Dockwra or Dockwray (c. 1635-1716), was an English merchant who co-founded the first Penny Post in...
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Dockery Ranking

In the United States, the name Dockery is the 2,895^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 3

Dockery migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dockery Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Daniel Dockery, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1764 4

Dockery Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ellen Dockery, aged 60, who landed in America from Leitrim, in 1893
James Dockery, aged 48, who landed in America, in 1893
Kate Dockery, aged 20, who settled in America from Roscommon, in 1893
Bridget Dockery, aged 34, who landed in America from Stokestown, Co. Roscommon, in 1897

Dockery Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Joseph Dockery, aged 17, who settled in America from Carriglen Co. Lutrim, in 1905
James A. Dockery, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Dublin, in 1905
Kate Dockery, aged 19, who landed in America from Boyle, Ireland, in 1907
Bridget Dockery, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Kilnore, Ireland, in 1908
Annie Dockery, aged 18, who landed in America from Casterea, Ireland, in 1908
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Contemporary Notables of the name Dockery (post 1700) +

Wayne Dockery (1941-2018), American jazz double bassist who worked with George Benson, Sonny Fortune, Eddie Henderson and many more
Samuel Dockery (1929-2015), nicknamed Sure-Footed Sam, American hard bop pianist
Kevin Dockery, American fiction and nonfiction author and military historian
James Dockery (b. 1988), American football cornerback
Paula Dockery, Republican Party member of the Florida Senate
Sean Areon Dockery (b. 1983), American basketball player
Alexander Monroe Dockery (1845-1926), United States Representative
John "Rex" Dockery (1942-1983), American football player and coach
David S. Dockery (b. 1952), the American 15th president of Union University
Alfred Dockery (1797-1875), American Congressional Representative
... (Another 15 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)