Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
DOE
There are approximately 3,862 people named Doe in the UK. That makes it the 2,660th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 61 are named Doe.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Nickname
Related and similar surnames
DooDo
Does
Dew
Dose
Deau
Dieu
Dos
Doeg
Deus
Dews
Doee
Dodman
Dooe
Doez
Deu
Ddo
Doei
Doeo
Doea
Doees
Doeh
Doses
Deue
Doeoe
Dewe
D'Eu
Dooze
Doewe
Doehe
Doev
The Doe surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DOE. From the animal, like Hart, Buck, Roe, &c. Those mythical ' parties' to so many legal proceedings. " JonN Doe and Richard Roe," are evidently of forest extraction, aud point to the days when forest laws prevailed and venison was a sacred thing. In H.R. there is a John le Doe.