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The annals of Scottish history reveal that Doege was first used as a name by ancestors of the Pictish tribe of ancient Scotland. The Doege family lived in the Kilmadok district of Scotland. The Scottish Doege surname is derived from the Gaelic Mac Gille Doig, which means "son of the servant of St. Cadog." The personal name Cadog was Welsh, and has no connection to the name of the animal.
The surname Doege was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from early times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Doege research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1372, 1491, 1502 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Doege History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Before the first dictionaries appeared in the last few hundred years, scribes spelled according to sound. spelling variations are common among Scottish names. Doege has been spelled Doig, Dog, Doeg, Doige, Doag, Doak, Doake, Doack and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Doege Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In those unstable times, many had no choice but to leave their beloved homelands. Sickness and poverty hounded travelers to North America, but those who made it were welcomed with land and opportunity. These settlers gave the young nations of Canada and the United States a strong backbone as they stood up for their beliefs as United Empire Loyalists and in the American War of Independence. In this century, the ancestors of these brave Scots have begun to recover their illustrious heritage through Clan societies and other heritage organizations. Early passenger and immigration lists reveal many Scottish settlers bearing the name Doege: