Dovor: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Dovor is a branch of the Dover name tree. Name scholars give the meaning as “Waters”.

Dovor coat of arms

Arms linked to Dover and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Dovor and Dover

Before spelling was fixed, Dover was also written Dovor. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Get the complete Dovor report, with a museum-style coat of arms.