The Doctor surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,465 people carried this name — #9,384 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 85,500 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,159 in 2000.

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In print

Doctor in American newspapers,
1915.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Doctor
The Birmingham Age-herald 1915-11-28
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Doctor
New-york Tribune 1915-11-29
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Doctor
The Birmingham Age-herald 1915-10-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,747 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Doctor in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

10,172 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Doctor. The most, 1,643, date from the 1910s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,976
Queensland 2,847
Victoria 2,032
South Australia 848
Tasmania 693
Western Australia 604
ACT (Canberra) 87
Northern Territory 12

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

Who carried it

People named Doctor,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Albert Doctor 1818–1888 · photographer
  • Herman S. Doctor 1820–1897 · industrialist
  • Herman S. Doctor 1820–1897 · industrialist
  • Alfred Doctor 1855–1942
  • Eduard Doctor 1858–1926 · industrialist
  • Emma Königsberger 1861–1942

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Doctor,
in the records of 7 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 States348 records

348 records of the Doctor name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 100
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 73
  • Other U.S. records 175
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Nathan L. Doctor

    Born 1920 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; driver from New York County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Aafke Doctor

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Neckar from Bremen, aged 19; farmer. From Prussia, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gary Dean Doctor

    Born 1946; from Basom, New York. U.S. Marine Corps, assaultman; killed in action 1966 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 348 records for Doctor in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands159 records

159 records of the Doctor name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 90
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 35
  • Dutch population registers 34
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Alberdina Doctor

    Married in 1863 in Raalte. Died 1896 in Raalte, aged 60; barmaid.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Doctor

    Born 1815 in Velsen. Married in 1841 in Heemskerk; coachman.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gerhardus Doctor

    Born 1853 in Heino. Died 1944 in Wagenborgen gem.Termunten, aged 90.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 159 records for Doctor in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia40 records

40 records of the Doctor name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 15
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Other Australian records 12
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Robert Doctor

    Died 1879 in Sorell, Tasmania, aged 80. Will registered in Tasmania in 1879.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Robert Doctor

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1852. Married 1853 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 50.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Doctor

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Lady McNaghten, aged 17; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 40 records for Doctor in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany9 records

9 records of the Doctor name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 8
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ludwig Doctor

    From Naunheim, Biedenkopf. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 19 March 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Friedrich Doctor

    Emigrated to India in 1883.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Alfred Doctor

    From Neustadt O. S. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 2 November 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Doctor in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Doctor name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Doctor

    Came to Ontario in 1865 aboard the London, landing at New York, bound for Barrie, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Clara Minnetta Doctor

    Died 1915; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Doctor

    Married 1876 in Pomquet Forks, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Doctor in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Doctor 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 W. Doctor

    Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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).

France1 record

1 record of the Doctor name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Juan Fermin Doctor

    Born 1914 in Spain; died 1996 in Bordeaux (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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