Doull Surname

237,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Doull Surname Definition:

A form of Domhnall. compare Doull Macgilleduf, 1502 (Rose, p. 176). In Badenoch Domhnall becomes Do'ui, with nasalized d. Rob Donn (Songs and poems, Edinburgh, 1899, p. 455) spells the name Do'll, with genitive Dho'uill. Iain Mac Dhoil mhic Huistean of the Assynt Macleods, was the murderer of John Morison, the Lewis judge (breitheamh) about the end of the sixteenth century.

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Doull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4301:62,7817,566
Canada4081:90,3089,928
Scotland2521:21,2452,452
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
England1531:364,17025,923
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Norway161:321,39331,311
Wales151:206,30213,003
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3671:10,1991,296
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Doull Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A form of Domhnall. compare Doull Macgilleduf, 1502 (Rose, p. 176). In Badenoch Domhnall becomes Do'ui, with nasalized d. Rob Donn (Songs and poems, Edinburgh, 1899, p. 455) spells the name Do'll, with genitive Dho'uill. Iain Mac Dhoil mhic Huistean of the Assynt Macleods, was the murderer of John Morison, the Lewis judge (breitheamh) about the end of the sixteenth century. A family of this name, of Thuster, appear in 1650 and continue to the present time (Henderson, Caithness family history, p. 324—325). Johne Duill, brebner, in Inverness, 1606, appears in following year as Dowill (Rec. Inv., I, p. 41, 54). James Doull, elder in Wick, 1623 (Caithness), and James Doule was member of Gartly Company of Volunteers, 1798 (Will, p. 24). Sir William Patrick Andrew Doull, of the Caithness family, was chairman of the Scinde and Panjab Railway.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Doull Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doull (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻝ) is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Doull? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 237,286th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,307,060 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Doull live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Doull is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 430 people, or 1 in 62,781. In Australia Doull is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 55 percent are found, New South Wales, where 26 percent are found and Queensland, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Australia Doull is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Scotland, where 15 percent are found.

Doull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Doull has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Doull last name decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 680 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 494 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doull Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Congregationalist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Doull surname are 23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Doull earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.52% less than the national average, earning 316,590 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 198.85% more than the national average, earning R 710,172 per year; in United States they earn 26.87% more than the national average, earning $54,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $57,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douell91103/
Doulle9164/
Doulld911/
Doullh911/
Doll8933,525/
Dull897,641/
Doul89267/
Douelle83216/
Doutell832/
Dousell830/
D'Oulle830/
Dolle805,881/
Duell804,435/
Dulle804,229/
Doell802,508/
Dhull801,029/
Doule80397/
Daull80351/
Douel80260/
Dollt8090/
Deull8043/
Dhoul8033/
Duill8031/
Doyll8026/
Dholl8013/
Dould8011/
D'ull807/
Doill805/
Tdoul803/
Dooll801/
Dolld801/
Dgull801/
Douël801/
Dohul801/
Dutll800/
Douyelle771/
Dol7524,115/
Dul7522,553/
Dowell7326,584/
Doutel73415/
Daulle73330/
Deuell73228/
Dutill73202/
Dusell73121/
Douele73121/
Dutell7345/
Doille7336/
Dousel7332/
Duolle7331/
Dosell7326/
Dhulle7324/
Dholle7321/
Daouel7311/
Doujal738/
Douyel738/
Dotell737/
Deyoul736/
Deuall734/
Dougli734/
Duille734/
Dhoule734/
Dullhe733/
D'Hull733/
Deulle732/
Dayoul732/
Doylle732/
Doucel732/
Doutil732/
Dojill732/
Doyell731/
Dolldh731/
Dollle731/
Dhoell731/
Dayoll731/
Ducell731/
Douhlt731/
Doyall731/
Dajoul731/
Dhooll731/
Doucil731/
Duulle731/
Daullt731/
Dusill730/
Docell730/
Douyle730/
Duol6730,390/
Dole6727,343/
Dall6718,884/
Dule6711,796/
Duel676,645/
Dold676,504/
Dool676,064/
Daul673,712/
Dhul673,306/
Doel673,298/
Düll671,894/
Dhol671,503/
Doil67856/
Dohl67624/
Dolt67573/
Deul67515/
Duil67379/
Duhl67367/
Doyelle67332/
Dolh67332/
Dolp67310/
Doyl67142/
Dussell67127/
Duld67114/
Doulová6776/
Doulova6766/
Dausell6751/
Dult6748/
Dusl6733/
Dúll6726/
Dullová6724/
Dayoule6719/
Duul6710/
Dulh679/
Dosl678/
Ddul675/
Hdul675/
Dotl674/
Dgol674/
Doweell673/
Duttill673/
Dollova673/
Deihoul673/
Dautell672/
Dauwell672/
Dullova672/
Tdul672/
Dgul672/
Dulp671/
Doilleh671/
Dowelll671/
Ddol671/
Tdol671/
Dhuille671/
Doussel671/
Douggel671/
Dhoutel671/
Duttell671/
Dutl671/
Hdol671/
Dossell670/
Dowelle670/
Duggell670/
Doytell670/
Douttel670/
Dootill670/
Duyl670/
Dootell670/

Doull Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Doull in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﻝdwl-

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