Dugald Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Canada

Dugald Surname Definition:

Gaelic Dughall, Middle Gaelic. Dowgall, Dubgaill (gen., 1467 MS.). The Old Irish form of the name is Dubgall, "black stranger,' a 'Dane.' With 'Mac' we have Macdoual and Macdougal, which see. Dufgal occurs on a runic stone in the Isle of Man as Tufcal, and in the form Duggall it is found in Norse Konunga Sogur (p.

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Dugald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Dugald (1,308) may also be a first name.

Dugald Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gaelic Dughall, Middle Gaelic. Dowgall, Dubgaill (gen., 1467 MS.). The Old Irish form of the name is Dubgall, "black stranger,' a 'Dane.' With 'Mac' we have Macdoual and Macdougal, which see. Dufgal occurs on a runic stone in the Isle of Man as Tufcal, and in the form Duggall it is found in Norse Konunga Sogur (p. 332). Dufgal filius Mocche, 'senex, justus, et venerabilis,' appears in a complaint by the monks of St. Serf's Island in Loch Leven c. 1128 (RPSA., p. 117). Reeves (Culdees, p. 130) says this Dufgal "resembles the old Dubhgall of Scone who is mentioned in the Irish tract on the men of Alba preserved in the Book of Ballymote and in MacFirbis genealogical MS. Old Dubhgall was father of Raingce whose son Aiscdhe was a progenitor of Clann Considhe in Bib" (Fife). But he occurs too high in the pedigree to admit of his being contemporary with King David, 1124—53. In the Gaelic genealogical MS. of 1467 'Ruingr me Sean Dubgall' is given as one of the ancestors of the Macleans. Duuegall, brother of Maldouen son of Alwin, earl of Levenax, witnessed the earl's gift of the church of Kamsi (Campsie) to S. Kentigern c. 1208—14, and as Duuegallus he appears c. 1208—33 (REG., p. 80, 93). Dugal, canon of Dunblane, was afterwards bishop (Inchaffray, p. 260), and Dugall, thane of Molen, 1261, was one of the inquisition on the king's garden at Elgin and the lands belonging to it (APS., I, p. 101 red). Patrick Dougale was burgess of Ayr, 1415 (Ayr, p. 11), and Edward Dougall was witness in Perth c. 1552 (Rollok, 114). Fraser (Wardlow, p. 81) spells the name Duellus, and Doul or Dowill appears for Dougal, 1511, in a bond of man-rent (SCM., IV, p. 195). The devocalization of -ll final suggested to non-Gaelic ears that a d or t followed, hence the spelling Dugald, and in caricature Tugalt. Dowgal 1527.

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

= Dougal(l (q.v.), the -d being excrescent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dugald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dugald (Marathi: डुग) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dugald? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dugald live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dugald is also the 217,464th most common first name at a global level It is held by 1,308 people.

This surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Dugald is most common in: Santa Catarina, where 50 percent are found and São Paulo, where 50 percent are found. Other than Brazil Dugald is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Dugald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dugald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dugald surname declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dugald Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dougald9240/
Dugal913,942/
Duggal8315,389/
Dougal832,329/
Dugale83646/
Dungal83160/
Dugall83153/
Dhugal83129/
Duygal83116/
Dugail8339/
Dughal8337/
Daugal8314/
Dugold834/
Dugaal833/
Dukgal831/
Deugal831/
Dougall774,096/
Dhungal77663/
Doungal7725/
Dugault7721/
Deugale7720/
Duggall7715/
Dungail7713/
Dughale7711/
Dhugale775/
Doughal774/
Dhuggal774/
Dougale773/
Dugaule772/
Dhughal772/
Dunggal771/
Dugasil771/
Dugaale771/
Dunngal771/
Dungall771/
Dhougal771/
Daugale771/
Dunghal771/
Dugalle771/
Dusgale770/
Dungold770/
Dogal7394/
Dugol7352/
Dugalova7178/
Dhunngal7121/
Doughall716/
Doungail715/
Daugatel711/
Dugalová711/
Dunngold710/
Dungol6796/
Doghal6772/
Dugole6763/
Doogal6739/
Dugoul6718/
Digold679/
Doggal679/
Dogall675/
Duggol673/
Dhugol672/
Dhogal672/
Dogaul671/
Dugoll671/
Dougol671/
Doungault671/
Dunngould670/

Dugald Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dugald in the Marathi language
डुगduga-

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