Doncaster Family History
Doncaster Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Doncaster in South Yorkshire, named
from the river name Don (a Celtic name meaning ‘water’,
‘river’) + Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’.
dktent, KH.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Doncaster Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Doncaster families
 7 - 11  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Doncaster families
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64 - 125 22 - 63 |
1 - 21 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Doncaster families
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4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Doncaster census records
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Doncaster Family Origin
Doncaster Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Doncaster
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Doncaster Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Doncaster census records
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Doncaster Civil War Service Records
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