Doolin Surname

106,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Doolin Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Dubhfhlann (black Flann); the defiant man.

Doolin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6451:99,44011,049
Ireland2781:16,9391,863
England2631:211,85618,170
Australia811:333,28028,364
Israel251:342,30528,607
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Wales141:221,03813,576
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2211:20,0452,358
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Scotland221:170,1466,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5911:84,9728,854

Doolin (217) may also be a first name.

Doolin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Dubhfhlann (black Flann); the defiant man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Doolin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Doolin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Doolin (Arabic: دولين) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doolin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 106,970th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,669,158 people. The last name Doolin is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Doolin are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Doolin is also the 612,983rd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 217 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,645 people, or 1 in 99,440. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 6 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Doolin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Doolin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Doolin surname expanded 617 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 126 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 470 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 32 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doolin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States Doolin are 7.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Doolin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $43,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $46,795 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dooling922,532/
Doolina921/
Dolin915,247/
Doolingh861/
Dollin836,037/
Dolina834,523/
Dolgin831,648/
Doolen83694/
Doling83649/
Doulin83199/
Dholin8333/
Dolhin8331/
Dohlin8324/
Doilin8323/
Doslin8311/
Doylin839/
Dolion835/
Dolien834/
Dolink833/
Doglin833/
Dolind833/
Duolin831/
Doolng831/
Doolyn831/
Dojlin831/
Doln806/
Dolling772,569/
Douglin77356/
Dollion77138/
Doyling7778/
Douslin7715/
Dollina7714/
Dhollin7712/
Douling7710/
Doylina777/
Dotling777/
Dollien777/
Dohlien776/
Duoling773/
Doiling772/
Doulina772/
Dollinn771/
Doylion771/
Duolina771/
Dosling770/
Dulin7310,996/
Dalin732,735/
Dolen732,296/
Dolim73987/
Dolne73572/
Dolyn73183/
Dolín735/
Doiln733/
Dohln731/
Dolnn730/
Dolinova71231/
Dolinová71120/
Dothling7150/
Dottling7136/
Dousling712/
Dolinque712/
Dotlling712/
Doutling711/
Doilling710/
Dahlin679,280/
Dulina672,442/
Dalina672,364/
Daling672,259/
Duling671,391/
Dalion671,317/
Dolyna671,052/
Dullin67982/
Deulin67912/
Dallin67663/
Dollen67531/
Dohlen67416/
Dolhen67361/
Dulion67289/
Daulin67172/
Daslin67148/
Doelen67147/
Dalgin67134/
Dolhyn67100/
Dalien6780/
Duglin6763/
Doleng6754/
Dolend6749/
Dholen6730/
Doulen6727/
Doulim6721/
Dulien6720/
Dhalin6719/
Dolent6719/
D'Olne6718/
Duhlin6715/
Dulhin6713/
Daglin6710/
Dolenk6710/
Dholne678/
Doylen678/
Dalink677/
Datlin676/
Dollyn676/
Doleen673/
Dulgin673/
Dhulin672/
Daluin671/
Dolhng671/
Dollim671/
Dholim671/
Dalind671/
Dalinn671/
Dalint671/
Duylin671/
Doolem671/
Dotlen671/
Dollne671/
Dulind671/
Daalin671/
Duolen671/
Dohlyn670/
Dolnck670/
Dohlnd670/
Doulne670/
Duslin670/

Doolin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Doolin in the Arabic language
دولينdwlyn-

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