Ducat History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
England

The clans of the Pictish people in ancient Scotland were the ancestors of the first people to use the name Ducat. It was a name for a well-meaning person or "do-gooder." 1

Further down in England, the name was "derived from the name of an ancestor, 'the son of Doget'" 2 and has been traditionally "an old London name." 3

Early Origins of the Ducat family

The surname Ducat was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland.

One of the first records of the family was "Robert Doget, messenger, carried letters of Edward I to various persons, 1304, and Master Adam Doghete was witness in St. Andrews, 1305. John Doget, chaplain, 1343. John Dogude, who was bailie of Perth in 1379, as John Dugude departs for Pruycia (Prussia) in the king's service in 1382. The name is found in Dundee in 1470." 4

In England, early rolls there showed Alicia Doget, Cambridgeshire; John Doget, Oxfordshire; and John Doget, London, all in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. Hugo Doged and Johannes Doget were listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 2

In Somerset, early records there revealed John Doget and William Doget, Somerset, 1 Edward III (during the first year of the reign of King Edward III.) 5

Early History of the Ducat family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ducat research. Another 319 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1365, 1382, 1478, 1479, 1536, 1541, 1544, 1546, 1557, 1597, 1603, 1607, 1613, 1633, 1651, 1657, 1664, 1669, 1675, 1678, 1680 and 1878 are included under the topic Early Ducat History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ducat Spelling Variations

In the Middle ages, spelling and translation were not yet regulated by any general rules. spelling variations in names were common even among members of one family unit. Ducat has appeared Duguid, Doogood, Doghet, Duget, Dugat, Dogood, Dugood, Doguid, Dugett, Dugatt, Duggood, Dugguid, Dogget, Doggatt, Doggett and many more.

Early Notables of the Ducat family

Notable amongst the Clan at this time was John Dugude, King's Courier. Henry Doogood was an English architect who was best known for designing the chapel of Pembroke College, Cambridge in which the "striking...
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ducat Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ducat migration to the United States +

Faced by this persecution and the generally unstable political climate of those days, many Scots chose to leave their homeland for Ireland, Australia, and North America in search of greater opportunity and freedom. The colonies across the Atlantic were the most popular choice, but a passage there was neither cheap nor easily suffered. Passengers arrived sick and poor, but those who made it intact often found land and more tolerant societies in which to live. These brave settlers formed the backbone of the burgeoning nations of Canada and the United States. It is only this century that the ancestors of these families have begun to recover their collective identity through the patriotic highland games and Clan societies that have sprung up throughout North America. Research into early immigration and passenger lists revealed many immigrants bearing the name Ducat:

Ducat Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francis Ducat, who landed in Iroquois County, Illinois in 1868 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Ducat (post 1700) +

Robert Ducat (b. 1969), American Christian music artist
Brigadier Genera Arthur Charles Ducat Sr. (1830-1896), Irish-born, American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War
The Ven. William Methven Gordon Ducat (1847-1922), Scottish clergyman, Rector of Lamplugh (1877 to 1880) and Archdeacon of Berkshire (1903 to 1922)
Andrew Ducat (1886-1942), England and Surrey cricketer and England footballer who played from 1903 through 1920

The Ducat Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Patientia et spe
Motto Translation: With patience and hope.

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
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)