# Dolan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dolan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish that originated in Ireland.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 27,329 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,283 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,297 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.3% (27,252 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdoʊlən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Doland |

## Etymology

From Irish Ó Duibhlin. Doublet of Devlin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dolan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dolan in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Dolan

- Timothy M. Dolan, American Catholic cardinal, Archibishop of New York (1950–)
- Tom Dolan, American swimmer
- Monica Dolan, British actress
- Charles Dolan, American billionaire businessman (1926–2024)
- Daniel Dolan, American Sedevacantist bishop (1951–2022)
- John Dolan, American Catholic prelate
- Louise Dolan, American mathematical physicist
- Simon Dolan, British businessman, entrepreneur and racing driver
- Ellen Dolan, American actress
- Robert E. Dolan, American composer (1908–1972)
- Paul Dolan, British behavioural scientist
- Anne Nagel, actress (1915-1966)

## Similar surnames

Delano, Doolin, Delany, Dolin, Doolan, Dylan, Deleon, Dillon, Delaney, Deluna, Dulaney, Dhillon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.