Dorner Family History

Dorner Surname Meaning

German (also Dörner): habitational name for someone from any of the places called Dorn or Dornau in Bavaria or either of two places called Dorna in Saxony and Thuringia. German (also Dörner): northern variant of Turner an occupational name for a watchman, someone who manned a tower.

This surname is also found in France (Vosges, Alsace, and Lorraine). Compare Durner.

Breton (also Le Dorner): occupational name for a thresher, derived from dornañ ‘to beat, to thresh’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Horner, Derner, Dobner, Corner, Dorney, Dohner, Durner, Doster, Borner, Gerner

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7K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Dorner family from?

You can see how Dorner families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dorner family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Dorner families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 14 Dorner families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 42% of all the recorded Dorner's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Dorner families in 1911.

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What did your Dorner ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Dorner.

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Farmer

72%

Tudiant

29%

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Dorner. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 5K military records available for the last name Dorner. For the veterans among your Dorner ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dorner lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Dorner life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1965. The average life expectancy for Dorner in 1945 was 50, and 85 in 2004.

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Dorner Surname Meaning

This surname is also found in France (Vosges, Alsace, and Lorraine). Compare Durner.

Breton (also Le Dorner): occupational name for a thresher, derived from dornañ ‘to beat, to thresh’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Dorner family from?

What did your Dorner ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Dorner.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

72%

Tudiant

29%

What Dorner family records will you find?

What is the average Dorner lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Dorner life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1965. The average life expectancy for Dorner in 1945 was 50, and 85 in 2004.

Dorner Family History

Dorner Surname Meaning

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Dorner Surname Meaning

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Where is the Dorner family from?

What did your Dorner ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

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Military Records

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What is the average Dorner lifespan?

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