Doe

See also: Appendix:Variations of "doe"

English

Etymology

• As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun doe.
• As a Norman surname, from Old French d' Eu, from Eu, Seine-Maritime. That city's name could be from Frankish *auwju (“island, water meadow”) or otherwise a reduction of Latin Augusta.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dəʊ/
• (US) enPR: dō, IPA^(key): /doʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Proper noun

Doe (plural Does)

1. A surname of English origin.
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Usage notes

This is often used as a pseudonymous surname.

Coordinate terms

• (English-language pseudonymous surname): Roe

Related terms

• John Doe
• Jane Doe
• Juan Doe
• Juanita Doe

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Doe is the 4972^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 179 individuals. Doe is most common among White (54.91%) and Black/African-American (29.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Doe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 473.

Anagrams

• ODE, Ode, EOD, OED, deo, EDO, ode, Edo, -ode