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
The last name Driscoll has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Driscoll click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Driscoll? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,854th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 153,665 people. The surname Driscoll is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Driscoll live; 67 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. Driscoll is also the 778,371st most common first name internationally, borne by 141 people.
Driscoll is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 33,084 people, or 1 in 10,956. In The United States Driscoll is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Driscoll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Driscoll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Driscoll last name 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 decreased 88 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 391 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Driscoll Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Driscoll surname are 0.009999999999998% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.22% registered with the 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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