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Dollar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Dollar family

The surname Dollar was first found in Clackmannanshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn), nicknamed the “wee county,” it is the smallest Council Area of Scotland, located in southeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat in the town of Dallar. The name was first recorded in Scotland in the 14th century when Matthew Dollar was recorded at an inquest in 1316 at Kirkcaldy.

Early History of the Dollar family

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Dollar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dollar, Doller, Dolar, Doler, Dollare, Dollour and many more.

Early Notables of the Dollar family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

the Dollar family of Falkirk and the United States

Dollar Ranking

In the United States, the name Dollar is the 4,116^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Dollar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dollar Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mary Dollar, who landed in Virginia in 1650 2

Dollar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Miss Dollar, aged 53, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
Fanny Dollar, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1896
William Dollar, aged 68, who immigrated to America from Belfast, Ireland, in 1897

Dollar Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Arthur M. Dollar, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
Christina Dollar, aged 30, who landed in America from Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1908
Rosie Dollar, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States, in 1908
Bessie Dollar, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
John Hetherington Dollar, aged 46, who settled in America from Burnhan on Crouch, England, in 1917
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Dollar migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dollar Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Andrew L. Dollar, aged 43, who immigrated to Calgary, Alberta, in 1917
Alexander M. Dollar, aged 41, who immigrated to Vancouver, Canada, in 1920
Alice May Dollar, aged 28, who settled in Vancouver, Canada, in 1920

Dollar migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Dollar Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Ebenezar Dollar, English convict who was convicted in Stafford, Staffordshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 28th July 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3
Miss Sarah Dollar who was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Emma Eugenia" on 25th October 1850, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Dollar (post 1700) +

David Dollar (1954-2023), American economist and China scholar who served as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's John L. Thornton China Center between July 2017 and October 2023
Nelson Dollar, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1996
G. R. Dollar, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1948
Dennis Dollar, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1996
William Dollar (1907-1986), American ballet dancer
Matt Dollar (b. 1977), American politician
Johnny Dollar (1922-1986), American country and rockabilly singer, songwriter and guitarist
Creflo Dollar (b. 1962), American televangelist
Caroline Dollar (b. 1983), American actress
Cameron Dollar (b. 1975), American former college basketball player and current head coach of Seattle University's men's basketball team
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 23rd March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elphinstone
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emma-eugenia