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Dollar Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Dollar in Clackmannanshire. Americanized spelling of German Dahler, Daler, or Taler, topographic names for someone who lived in a valley, from Middle High German tal ‘valley’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant. The American word dollar is from Czech tolar, German Thaler, denoting a silver coin first minted at the silver mines at Joachimsthal (‘Joachim’s valley’) in Bohemia (Czech name: Jáchymov). Americanized spelling of Slovenian Dolar, topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, from dol ‘valley’, a derivative of Old High German tal ‘valley’.

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


Similar surnames: Doll, Dobler, Holler, Tolar, Koller, Boller, Dolak, Solar, Deller

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Dollar Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Dollar name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Dollar. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    57%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    18%

  • Germanic Europe

    6%

  • France

    3%

  • Norway

    3%

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Dollar Family Origin

Where is the Dollar family from?

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You can see how Dollar families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dollar family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dollar families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 17 Dollar families living in New Brunswick. This was about 35% of all the recorded Dollar's in Canada. New Brunswick had the highest population of Dollar families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Dollar surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Dollar Family Occupations

What did your Dollar ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Dollar family was Servent. Farmer, Lumberman and Firmier Son were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Dollar. The most common Dollar occupation in Canada was Farmer. 23% of Dollar's were Farmers.

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  • Farmer

    23%

  • Lumberman

    23%

  • Firmier Son

    15%

  • Servent

    15%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Dollar ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Dollar Historical Records

What Dollar family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 21,000 census records available for the last name Dollar. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Dollar census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Dollar. 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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Draft Card

There are 10,000 military records available for the last name Dollar. For the veterans among your Dollar ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Dollar Life Expectancy

What is the average Dollar lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Dollar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Dollar in 1943 was 44, and 75 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Dollar ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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