Doswell Surname

222,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Doswell Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at (prob.) the Doe’s Spring (spring frequented by the doe) [Middle English do, Old English da, a doe; Middle English welle, Old English w(i)ella, a spring]

Doswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8821:410,95135,756
England7351:75,8078,584
Australia581:465,44335,949
Canada581:635,26952,014
Jamaica451:63,7773,321
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Guam11:160,1214,893
Grenada11:108,5351,793
France11:66,422,722504,397
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2281:106,91010,610
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Doswell (57) may also be a first name.

Doswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at (prob.) the Doe’s Spring (spring frequented by the doe) [Middle English do, Old English da, a doe; Middle English welle, Old English w(i)ella, a spring]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Doswell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Doswell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doswell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 222,789th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,984,443 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Doswell are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 57 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 410,951. In The United States Doswell is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 23 percent live, Maryland, where 18 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 40 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Doswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Doswell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Doswell surname expanded 576 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 322 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Doswell surname are 11.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Doswell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.92% more than the national average, earning $58,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dodswell9311/
Douswell930/
Daswell8647/
Duswell860/
Deswell860/
Dosweld860/
Dadswell801,377/
Dauswell8043/
Dasswell801/
Dudswell801/
Deswel77122/
Daudswell750/
Dadswill670/
Dusuel62173/
Dosuil6217/
Daswil623/
Daxwel621/
Dosbøl621/
Desuel620/
Dussuel5790/
Dausuel5733/
Dashbel571/

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