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Early Origins of the Dollard family

The surname Dollard was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1231 when Richard Dollard was first found.

Early History of the Dollard family

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Dollard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dollard, Dullard, Duller, Dallard and others.

Early Notables of the Dollard family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • William Dollard (baptized 1789-1851), Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of Saint John in America, New Brunswick from 1842 to 1851...

Dollard Ranking

In the United States, the name Dollard is the 15,861st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ireland Migration of the Dollard family to Ireland

Some of the Dollard family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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United States Dollard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dollard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • James Dollard, who landed in Virginia in 1714 2
Dollard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • E. Dollard, who arrived in Baltimore in 1822
  • John Dollard, who arrived in Mississippi in 1844 2
Dollard Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Julia Dollard, who arrived in New York in 1931

Canada Dollard migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dollard Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Adam Dollard des Ormeaux (1635-1660), French-born immigrant to New France in 1658, appointed the position of garrison commander of the fort of Ville-Marie, eponym of numerous places throughout Quebec
Dollard Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • William Dollard, aged 18, a shoemaker, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Favourite" in 1815
  • Garrett Dollard, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1843

Contemporary Notables of the name Dollard (post 1700) +

  • Robert Dollard, American Republican politician, Member Dakota territorial council, 1889; South Dakota State Attorney General, 1889-93; Member of South Dakota State Senate 4th District, 1893-94; Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 7th District, 1897-98
  • J. B. Dollard, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1952
  • Hugh Dollard, American politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 51st District, 1934
  • John Dollard (1900-1980), American psychologist and social scientist best known for his studies on race relations in America
  • Evan "The Rocket" Dollard, American athlete and rock climber
  • Robert Dollard (b. 1942), American politician, 1st Attorney General of South Dakota (1889–1893)
  • Edmund "Eddie" Dollard (1885-1964), American men's basketball coach for Syracuse University (1911–1924)
  • Pat Dollard, American documentary filmmaker
  • Sarah Dollard (b. 1980), Australian screenwriter
  • Rev. James Bernard Dollard (1872-1946), known as "Father Dollard, " an Irish Roman Catholic parish priest and noted poet who published two volumes of poems Irish Mist and Sunshine (1902) and Poems (1910)
  • ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)


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