Dougall Surname

113,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7931:457,07339,063
Scotland7851:6,8201,059
England6981:79,8258,903
Canada6081:60,6017,126
Australia5511:48,9946,105
South Africa2261:239,72424,596
Jamaica751:38,2662,540
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Malta661:6,519434
Argentina561:763,27551,263
India321:23,970,793327,222
Belize211:16,9271,658
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland621:71,4495,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7501:4,991773
England1791:136,17512,443
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:244,96920,381

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doughall936/
Dougal922,329/
Dugall92153/
Dogall925/
Dougald8640/
Doungal8625/
Duggall8615/
Doughal864/
Dougale863/
Dugalle861/
Dhougal861/
Dungall861/
Dongall861/
Dugal833,942/
Dogal8394/
Doungail805/
Duggal7715,389/
Dugale77646/
Dogale77540/
Dongal77165/
Dungal77160/
Dhugal77129/
Duygal77116/
Doghal7772/
Doogal7739/
Dugail7739/
Dughal7737/
Daugal7714/
Doggal779/
Dugald774/
Dugaal773/
Dhogal772/
Dougol771/
Duegal771/
Dogaul771/
Deugal771/
Dukgal771/
Dugoll771/
Dougoulle751/
Dhungal71663/
Dongail71119/
Dhogale7177/
Dougoul7129/
Dugault7121/
Deugale7120/
Dungail7113/
Dughale7111/
Doggale719/
Daghall718/
Dogault715/
Dhugale715/
Dhuggal714/
Dogolle712/
Dugaule712/
Dhongal712/
Dhughal712/
Dagalle712/
Dougole712/
Dunggal711/
Dugasil711/
Dugaale711/
Dunngal711/
Daugale711/
Doungol711/
Dunghal711/
Dogatel711/
Dogagli711/
Dusgale710/
Dagal675,359/
Dogol67449/
Dugalova6778/
Dugol6752/
Dogalova6738/
Dougoule6725/
Dhunngal6721/
Doungoul676/
Diyongal676/
Deyongal671/
Daugatel671/
Dugalová671/

Dougall Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dougall in the Marathi language
दौगलdaugala50
दुगलdugala50

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