Doc History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

• Origins Available:
• Scotland
• Ireland

Etymology of Doc

Doc is a name whose ancestors lived among the Picts, a tribe in ancient Scotland. The Doc family lived in the Kilmadok district of Scotland. The Scottish Doc 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.

Early Origins of the Doc family

Early History of the Doc family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Doc research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1372, 1491, 1502 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Doc History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Doc Spelling Variations

The appearance of the printing press and the first dictionaries in the last few hundred years did much to standardize spelling. Prior to that time scribes spelled according to sound, a practice that resulted in many spelling variations. Doc has been spelled Doig, Dog, Doeg, Doige, Doag, Doak, Doake, Doack and others.

Early Notables of the Doc family

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Migration of the Doc family to Ireland

Some of the Doc family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Doc family

The expense of the crossing to the North American colonies seemed small beside the difficulties of remaining in Scotland. It was a long and hard trip, but at its end lay the reward of freedom. Some Scots remained faithful to England and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others fought in the American War of Independence. Much of this lost Scottish heritage has been recovered in the last century through Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Doc: Charles Doig who settled in Pennsylvania in the year 1775; followed by John in 1802.