Dost Surname History

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France

Early Origins of the Dost family

The surname Dost was first found in Languedoc.

Early History of the Dost family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dost research. The years 1716, 1725, 1732, 1733, 1734, 1745, 1747, 1757, 1758 and 1759 are included under the topic Early Dost History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dost Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dostie, Dostalis, Dosteau, Dostaux, Dostine and others.

Early Notables of the Dost family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Charles Vitalis de Dostalis, was born in Nimes in 1716, and would become a Brigadier...

Dost migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dost Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joh Nicolas Dost, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 1
Peter Dost, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 1

Dost Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Frederick William Dost, who arrived in Louisiana in 1850-1877 1

Dost migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Dost Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Dost, who arrived in South Australia in 1848 aboard the ship "Victoria" 2

Citations +

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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) VICTORIA 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Victoria.htm