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doane Name Meaning and History

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubháin ‘descendant of Dubhán’, meaning ‘the little black one’, a common name in the 16th century in southern Ireland, or Ó Damháin ‘descendant of Damhán’ meaning ‘fawn’, ‘little stag’, a rare Ulster name. See also Devine.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of doane Families in the US in 1920
Number of doane families
 115-227
 39-114		 1-38
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