Döner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Döner

What does the name Döner mean?

The many Irish surnames in use today have long rich histories behind them. The name Döner originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Donnchadha, which means son of Donnchadh or son of Donagh. 1

Early Origins of the Döner family

The surname Döner was first found in County Kerry (Irish:Ciarraí) part of the former County Desmond (14th-17th centuries), located in Southwestern Ireland, in Munster province, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Döner family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Döner research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1640, 1811, 1812 and 1893 are included under the topic Early Döner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Döner Spelling Variations

The general population of Ireland, like those of Europe and Britain during the Middle Ages, scribes recorded people's names as they saw fit. As a result, surnames often had many spelling variations. For Döner some of these variations included: Donoghue, Donaghoe, Donaho, Donahoe, Donough, Donahue, Donahow, Doneghoe, Donehue, Donighue, Donohoe,Donahugh, Donohough, Donohow, Donohue, Donaughue, O'Donoghue, Dunphy, Donaghie, Donaghy and many more.

Early Notables of the Döner family

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Döner Ranking

In the United States, the name Döner is the 13,307^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Döner migration to the United States +

The 18th and 19th centuries saw many Irish families immigrate to North America in search of land and opportunities. The largest influx of Irish immigrants to the United States and British North America came during the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine laid waste to their homeland. Hundreds of thousands left the island in an attempt to escape the starvation and disease it brought. Although the arrival of such a large number of destitute Irish was not welcomed by the established population in the United States and what would become known as Canada at the time, these Irish were an essential element to the rapid development of these growing industrial nations. They filled the demand for the cheap labor needed for the work in factories and in the construction of bridges, roads, canals, and railways. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many immigrants bearing the name of Döner or one of its variants:

Döner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andreas Doner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1864 3

Döner migration to Canada +

Döner Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

John Doner, who landed in Canada in 1835

Contemporary Notables of the name Döner (post 1700) +

Landis E. Doner, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Navy, during World War II, credited with 8 aerial victories
Rodger Doner (1938-2022), Canadian wrestler who competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Sources +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
"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)