Doe Family History
Doe Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English do(e) ‘doe female fallow deer’ (Old English dā). English (of Norman origin): habitational name for someone from (French de) Eu in Seine-Maritime France (Old French d'Eu). The placename derives from the ancient Germanic element auwa ‘water meadow island’. Americanized form of French Daoust .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022