The Doering surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,754 people carried this name — #7,044 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,657 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

475 people named Doering have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 578 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 355
Silesian 37
Lubusz 27
Opole 17
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 16
West Pomeranian 12
Łódź 5
Warmian-Masurian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

21 people named Doering is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 21

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Doering in American newspapers,
1910–1913.

Newspaper page from Dakota Farmers' Leader carrying the name Doering
Dakota Farmers' Leader 1910-04-08
Newspaper page from The Sauk Centre Herald carrying the name Doering
The Sauk Centre Herald 1913-02-13
Newspaper page from El Paso Herald carrying the name Doering
El Paso Herald 1912-06-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 269,857 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Doering in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

900 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Doering. The most, 152, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 231
New South Wales 230
Victoria 210
Queensland 121
Tasmania 76
ACT (Canberra) 21
Western Australia 8
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Doering,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adolfo Doering
    Adolfo Doering 1848–1925 · zoologist
  • Anna Doering 1582–1633
  • Oskar Doering 1858–1936 · writer
  • Hans Doering 1871–1946 · physician
  • Maria Doering 1877–1944
  • Heinz Doering 1894–1972 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Doering,
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 States1,186 records

1,186 records of the Doering name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 631
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 212
  • Other U.S. records 343
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Otto R. Doering

    Born 1905 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; cement from Milwaukee County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1975, buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    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 Catharina Doering

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1862 aboard the Johanne Wilhelmine from Bremen, aged 19; farmer. From Geismar, Prussia, Germany; bound for Cincinnati.

    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 Robert Doering

    Born 1948; from Clairton, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,186 records for Doering in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Germany180 records

180 records of the Doering name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 171
  • German emigration and citizenship files 9
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Bruno Doering

    Born 1896; from Berlin. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 5 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 451).

    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 Johann Friedrich Doering

    Left Frankenhau for Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in 1824; master tailor.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Carl Christian Doering

    Emigrated to the United States in 1857.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 180 records for Doering 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).

Australia63 records

63 records of the Doering name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 30
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 16
  • Other Australian records 17
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Noel Keith Doering

    Farmer and grazier of Carwarp, Victoria; died 1982.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Arthur Doering

    Arrived in Victoria in 1875 aboard the Northumberland, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Johann Gottlieb Doering

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1886.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 63 records for Doering 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) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada24 records

24 records of the Doering name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 12
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 6
  • Other Canadian records 6
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Willy Doering

    Died 2001, aged 69; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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

    Buried in 1979 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 71.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Phyllis Joan Doering

    Died 1946 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 24 records for Doering in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands17 records

17 records of the Doering name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 11
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Conrad Doering

    Married in 1812 in Amsterdam; baker.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Jakob Doering

    Married in 1904 in Dordrecht.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Marie Albertine Doering

    In the population register of Vlijmen; born in Sackheim, Russia.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Doering 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France7 records

7 records of the Doering 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 Paulette Marie Jeanne Doering

    Born 1911 in Paris; died 1994 in Évreux (Eure).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Pierre Doering

    Born 1909 in Paris; died 1976 in Orléans (Loiret).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Charlotte Doering

    Born 1892 in Paris; died 1971 in Melun (Seine-et-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Doering in France.

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).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Doering name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Julius Doering

    Census of 1910: Stortingsgate, Kristiania; born 1884 in Bickfeld.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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