Driscoll Surname
Approximately 47,425 people bear this surname
Driscoll Surname Definition:
(Celtic) for the Irish Eidirsceol [a compound of Irish eidir, sense, wisdom, and sceól, a story, tale, news; or from eidir, between, and sceól, a tale: eidirsceol, an interpreter]
Driscoll Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33,084 | 1:10,956 | 1,341 |
| England | 5,335 | 1:10,444 | 1,544 |
| Australia | 3,687 | 1:7,322 | 1,075 |
| Canada | 2,846 | 1:12,946 | 1,918 |
| Wales | 784 | 1:3,947 | 426 |
| Ireland | 570 | 1:8,261 | 1,155 |
| New Zealand | 232 | 1:19,519 | 3,431 |
| Scotland | 129 | 1:41,502 | 3,856 |
| South Africa | 92 | 1:588,888 | 45,159 |
| Thailand | 86 | 1:821,376 | 131,940 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Northern Ireland | 57 | 1:32,369 | 3,269 |
| Mexico | 49 | 1:2,533,188 | 21,064 |
| Jersey | 39 | 1:2,544 | 430 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 23 | 1:4,799 | 753 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 1:4,291 | 379 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4,668 | 1:949 | 162 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,710 | 1:8,995 | 1,351 |
| Wales | 577 | 1:2,718 | 181 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:113,431 | 5,331 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,448 | 1:6,743 | 851 |
Driscoll (141) may also be a first name.
Driscoll Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) for the Irish Eidirsceol [a compound of Irish eidir, sense, wisdom, and sceól, a story, tale, news; or from eidir, between, and sceól, a tale: eidirsceol, an interpreter]
Ó hEidersceoil, the later form is Ó Drisceoil.
One of the principal Corca Laoidhe septs. Bibl; IF 129; Map Cork; Plate IX
(Irish) Grandson of Eidirsceol (interpreter).
The Irish O'Driscoll, sans O.
Driscoll Demographics
Driscoll Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Driscoll Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Driscoll Come From? nationality or country of origin
Driscoll is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Driscoll? popularity and diffusion
Driscoll is the 11,854th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 153,665 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Driscoll live; 67 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 778,371st most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 141 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 33,084 people, or 1 in 10,956. In The United States Driscoll is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Driscoll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Driscoll has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Driscoll surname expanded 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 88 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 391 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Driscoll Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Driscoll surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Driscoll last name are 0.009999999999998% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.22% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Driscoll earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.59% less than the national average, earning 257,526 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.96% less than the national average, earning R 202,080 per year; in United States they earn 14.11% more than the national average, earning $49,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $52,930 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drisscoll | 94 | 3 | / |
| Drischoll | 94 | 2 | / |
| Driscosll | 94 | 1 | / |
| Dristcoll | 94 | 1 | / |
| Driscolll | 94 | 0 | / |
| Drisccoll | 94 | 0 | / |
| Driscoell | 94 | 0 | / |
| Droiscoll | 94 | 0 | / |
| Drriscoll | 94 | 0 | / |
| Driscooll | 94 | 0 | / |
| Driscolle | 94 | 0 | / |
| Driscol | 93 | 424 | / |
| Drisoll | 93 | 12 | / |
| Dricoll | 93 | 9 | / |
| Driscole | 88 | 76 | / |
| Driscall | 88 | 68 | / |
| Driskoll | 88 | 11 | / |
| Driscool | 88 | 3 | / |
| Drescoll | 88 | 2 | / |
| Draiscol | 88 | 2 | / |
| Drisgoll | 88 | 2 | / |
| Drjscoll | 88 | 1 | / |
| Drizcoll | 88 | 1 | / |
| Drisscol | 88 | 1 | / |
| Driscull | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dridcoll | 88 | 1 | / |
| Driecoll | 88 | 0 | / |
| Driscold | 88 | 0 | / |
| Drischol | 88 | 0 | / |
| Dryscoll | 88 | 0 | / |
| Driocoll | 88 | 0 | / |
| Driscoil | 88 | 0 | / |
| Dricol | 86 | 0 | / |
| Drisol | 86 | 0 | / |
| Dryscolle | 82 | 1 | / |
| Drisscull | 82 | 0 | / |
| Drisscall | 82 | 0 | / |
| Dristcall | 82 | 0 | / |
| Drecoll | 80 | 86 | / |
| Driscal | 80 | 47 | / |
| Driskol | 80 | 4 | / |
| Drisall | 80 | 1 | / |
| Drisole | 80 | 1 | / |
| Driscul | 80 | 0 | / |
| Driecol | 80 | 0 | / |
| Drescol | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dryscol | 80 | 0 | / |
| Drisgol | 80 | 0 | / |
| Driskall | 75 | 15 | / |
| Drieskol | 75 | 1 | / |
| Driscale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Drischal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dresscol | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dreskoll | 75 | 0 | / |
| Drisscal | 75 | 0 | / |
| Driesall | 75 | 0 | / |
| Drescolt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dreschol | 75 | 0 | / |
| Drysol | 71 | 23 | / |
| Dreischal | 71 | 4 | / |
| Drisal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ảdriảsolả | 71 | 1 | / |
| Driskal | 67 | 10 | / |
| Driskul | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dresgol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drisaal | 67 | 0 | / |
| Drisgal | 67 | 0 | / |
| Drescal | 67 | 0 | / |
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