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Early Origins of the Dode family

The surname Dode was first found in Hamburg where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. Dode is also connected to several place names in the Holstein region.

Early History of the Dode family

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Dode Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dode, Dodon, Dodet, Dodot, Dodeux, Dodin, Dodinet, Dodinat, Dodard, Dodier, Dodieu, Dodart and many more.

Early Notables of the Dode family

Notables of the time included

  • the Dode family of Hamburg


United States Dode migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dode Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Eliza Dode, who landed in Virginia in 1701 1
Dode Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Doctor Dode, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1808 1
  • Heinrich Dode, who settled in New York, NY in 1852

Contemporary Notables of the name Dode (post 1700) +

  • Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
  • Dode Weyant (1930-2007), American editor, known for his work on Prince of Darkness (1987), Shocker (1989) and Bat*21 (1988)
  • Dode Criss (1885-1955), former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher


  1. 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)
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 24) Guillaume Dode. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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