Dougall Surname
Approximately 4,096 people bear this surname
Dougall Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Black or Dark Stranger [Gaelic and Irish Dubhghall—dubh, black, dark + the aspirated form of gall, a stranger]
Dougall Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 793 | 1:457,073 | 39,063 |
Scotland | 785 | 1:6,820 | 1,059 |
England | 698 | 1:79,825 | 8,903 |
Canada | 608 | 1:60,601 | 7,126 |
Australia | 551 | 1:48,994 | 6,105 |
South Africa | 226 | 1:239,724 | 24,596 |
Jamaica | 75 | 1:38,266 | 2,540 |
New Zealand | 69 | 1:65,628 | 10,016 |
Malta | 66 | 1:6,519 | 434 |
Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
Belize | 21 | 1:16,927 | 1,658 |
Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 62 | 1:71,449 | 5,226 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 750 | 1:4,991 | 773 |
England | 179 | 1:136,175 | 12,443 |
Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 205 | 1:244,969 | 20,381 |
Dougall (363) may also be a first name.
Dougall Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Black or Dark Stranger [Gaelic and Irish Dubhghall—dubh, black, dark + the aspirated form of gall, a stranger]
(Generally Mac-Dougall). Gael, dhu, black, and gall, a stranger-an expression used by the Celtic inhabitants of Scotland to denote a Lowlander, or any one not of their own race. It is still in use as a baptismal name.
(Gaelic and Celtic.) The black stranger, from Dhu, black, and gall, a stranger, a term used by the Celts to denote a Lowlander, a foreigner, not one of them. The Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians were called by the Irish Fionne Gael, or fair—haired, and the Germans "Dubh Gail,"or the black strangers.
Dougall Demographics
Average Male Dougall Height
177.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dougall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dougall Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dougall (Marathi: दौगल) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dougall? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 113,003rd most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,779,186 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Dougall are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles. Dougall is also the 456,894th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 363 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 793 people, or 1 in 457,073. In The United States Dougall is most numerous in: California, where 15 percent reside, Arizona, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 19 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.
Dougall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dougall has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 390 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dougall Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dougall surname are 8.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.86% registered with the party.
The amount Dougall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.2% more than the national average, earning R 466,248 per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $51,800 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Doughall | 93 | 6 | / |
Dougal | 92 | 2,329 | / |
Dugall | 92 | 153 | / |
Dogall | 92 | 5 | / |
Dougald | 86 | 40 | / |
Doungal | 86 | 25 | / |
Duggall | 86 | 15 | / |
Doughal | 86 | 4 | / |
Dougale | 86 | 3 | / |
Dugalle | 86 | 1 | / |
Dhougal | 86 | 1 | / |
Dungall | 86 | 1 | / |
Dongall | 86 | 1 | / |
Dugal | 83 | 3,942 | / |
Dogal | 83 | 94 | / |
Doungail | 80 | 5 | / |
Duggal | 77 | 15,389 | / |
Dugale | 77 | 646 | / |
Dogale | 77 | 540 | / |
Dongal | 77 | 165 | / |
Dungal | 77 | 160 | / |
Dhugal | 77 | 129 | / |
Duygal | 77 | 116 | / |
Doghal | 77 | 72 | / |
Doogal | 77 | 39 | / |
Dugail | 77 | 39 | / |
Dughal | 77 | 37 | / |
Daugal | 77 | 14 | / |
Doggal | 77 | 9 | / |
Dugald | 77 | 4 | / |
Dugaal | 77 | 3 | / |
Dhogal | 77 | 2 | / |
Dougol | 77 | 1 | / |
Duegal | 77 | 1 | / |
Dogaul | 77 | 1 | / |
Deugal | 77 | 1 | / |
Dukgal | 77 | 1 | / |
Dugoll | 77 | 1 | / |
Dougoulle | 75 | 1 | / |
Dhungal | 71 | 663 | / |
Dongail | 71 | 119 | / |
Dhogale | 71 | 77 | / |
Dougoul | 71 | 29 | / |
Dugault | 71 | 21 | / |
Deugale | 71 | 20 | / |
Dungail | 71 | 13 | / |
Dughale | 71 | 11 | / |
Doggale | 71 | 9 | / |
Daghall | 71 | 8 | / |
Dogault | 71 | 5 | / |
Dhugale | 71 | 5 | / |
Dhuggal | 71 | 4 | / |
Dogolle | 71 | 2 | / |
Dugaule | 71 | 2 | / |
Dhongal | 71 | 2 | / |
Dhughal | 71 | 2 | / |
Dagalle | 71 | 2 | / |
Dougole | 71 | 2 | / |
Dunggal | 71 | 1 | / |
Dugasil | 71 | 1 | / |
Dugaale | 71 | 1 | / |
Dunngal | 71 | 1 | / |
Daugale | 71 | 1 | / |
Doungol | 71 | 1 | / |
Dunghal | 71 | 1 | / |
Dogatel | 71 | 1 | / |
Dogagli | 71 | 1 | / |
Dusgale | 71 | 0 | / |
Dagal | 67 | 5,359 | / |
Dogol | 67 | 449 | / |
Dugalova | 67 | 78 | / |
Dugol | 67 | 52 | / |
Dogalova | 67 | 38 | / |
Dougoule | 67 | 25 | / |
Dhunngal | 67 | 21 | / |
Doungoul | 67 | 6 | / |
Diyongal | 67 | 6 | / |
Deyongal | 67 | 1 | / |
Daugatel | 67 | 1 | / |
Dugalová | 67 | 1 | / |
Dougall Name Transliterations
Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
---|---|---|
Dougall in the Marathi language | ||
दौगल | daugala | 50 |
दुगल | dugala | 50 |
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