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Dockins Name Meaning

Irish: of uncertain derivation; perhaps a variant of the English family name Dockings, a habitational name from Docking in Norfolk, named in Old English as ‘place where docks (Old English docce) grow’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Hocking, Hopkins, Dopkins, Dowling, Hoskins, Dollins, Dinkins

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Dockins Family Origin

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Dockins Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    42%

  • Farming

    26%

  • Laborer

    16%

  • Carpenter

    3%

In 1880, the most common Dockins occupation in the USA was Farmer. 42% of Dockins's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Dockins family was Carpenter. Farmer, Farming and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Dockins.

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Dockins Life Expectancy

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