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Type Surname (from nickname & from location)
Possibly a variant of
Duke or
Duck. Alternatively, could be derived from a place name such as Doxey.
Type Surname (from location)
Habitational name from a farm called Dokk, from Old Norse dǫkk "pit, hollow, depression", itself from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz "dark".
Type Surname (from occupation)
Other Forms FormsDöcke, Docke
An occupational name for someone who worked with textiles, related to the German word Tuch "cloth, piece of fabric".