The Dockery surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,644 people carried this name — #3,089 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,300 people counted. That is up 5% from 11,108 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dockery surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Dockwray’.

His entry covers Docwra, Dockray and Dockery.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 245 · public domain.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 9 births for the Dockery name in 1890.

Most were registered in Connacht. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 2 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Roscommon.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Connacht 8
Leinster 1

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In print

Dockery in American newspapers,
1911–1930.

Newspaper page from Dewey County Advocate carrying the name Dockery
Dewey County Advocate 1911-12-15
Newspaper page from Dewey County Advocate carrying the name Dockery
Dewey County Advocate 1912-01-12
Newspaper page from Plentywood Herald carrying the name Dockery
Plentywood Herald 1930-10-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 48,751 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dockery in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

2,192 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dockery. The most, 588, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 4.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,869
Western Australia 163
Queensland 70
New South Wales 68
South Australia 12
Tasmania 6
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dockery.

Who carried it

People named Dockery,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alfred Dockery
    Alfred Dockery 1797–1875 · politician
  • Alfred Dockery
    Alfred Dockery 1797–1873 · politician
  • Oliver H. Dockery
    Oliver H. Dockery 1830–1906 · politician
  • Thomas Pleasant Dockery
    Thomas Pleasant Dockery 1833–1898 · student
  • Thomas Pleasant Dockery
    Thomas Pleasant Dockery 1833–1898 · student
  • Susanna Roope Dockery 1856–1927 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Dockery,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States675 records

675 records of the Dockery name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 313
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 131
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 100
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 50
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 29
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 26
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 21
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Raymond H. Dockery

    Born 1910 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; electrician from St Louis County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Valhalla Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Roosevelt George Dockery

    Born 1949; from Buffalo, New York. U.S. Army, medical equipment repairer; killed in action 1970 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Dockery

    Arrived at New York in 1858 aboard the Dewitt Clinton from Liverpool, aged 18; domestic. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 675 records for Dockery in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia53 records

53 records of the Dockery name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 26
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 20
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Patrick Dockery

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Forth, arriving 1835; ticket of leave 1844.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anthony Dockery

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Mobile, aged 27; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Leslie A. Dockery

    Storekeeper of Wanghnui, Victoria; died 1955.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 53 records for Dockery in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand10 records

10 records of the Dockery name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph Frederick Dockery

    Died 1961, aged 63; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Roberts Dockery

    Died 1929, aged 63; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hermina Dockery

    Died 1928, aged 70; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Dockery in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Dockery name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Dockery

    Buried in 1960 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Wm Dockery

    Died 1916; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Patrick W. Dockery

    Buried in 1965 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Dockery name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Dockery

    Dragoon Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Ireland1 record

1 record of the Dockery name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Richard Dockery

    Died 1990; buried at Glenamaddy (New), Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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