Dockham Family History

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Dockham Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Dockham in Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, named in Old English with docce ‘dock’ (the plant) + hamm ‘enclosure’, ‘water meadow’. This surname has died out in England.

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


Similar surnames: Derham, Downham, Worsham, Rackham, Beckham, Wickham, Bickham, Oldham

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Dockham Family Origin

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Dockham Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    30%

  • Laborer

    6%

  • Tanner

    6%

  • Book Kpr.

    3%

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In 1880, Farmer, Laborer and Tanner were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Dockham. The most common Dockham occupation in the USA was Farmer. 30% of Dockham's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Dockham family was Book Kpr..

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Dockham Historical Records

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Dockham Life Expectancy

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Ella Fitzgerald1918 - 1996 (78)
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Victor Hugo1802 - 1885 (83)
Audrey Hepburn1929 - 1993 (63)
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