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Type Surname (from location)
Pronounced Pron. DAW-tree(English)  [key]
Other Forms FormsDawtry, Daughtery, Daltry, Dealtry, Doughtery, Dowtry, Dhauterive

Meaning & History

English (of Norman origin) habitational name, with fused French preposition d(e), for someone from Hauterive in Orne, France, named from Old French haute rive ‘high bank’ (Latin alta ripa).
Added 7/7/2015 by mirandambrooks
Edited 9/11/2018 by Sofia, LMS, sponinsanity and more