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dodge Origin and Immigration
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Origin: This name is of English origin. In England it is also called Doidge. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the name is found in the counties of Cheshire, Kent, Norfolk and Devon. In America there are two main Dodge families, with some similarity in names, but no connection between them has been traced. One is the present family, the other is descended from Tristram Dodge, of Block Island, Rhode Island.
Surnames: Dodge, Doidge
Submitted by: History of West Virginia
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