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    The surname Dougal

    A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 624 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈduːɡl̩/ 2 syllables Soundex D240 Also a first name

    Dougal: #35,945 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Dougal #35,945, 624 people Dougal: #35,945 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Dougal #35,945, 624 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dougal is more common than 77.8% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Dùghall, from Old Irish dubgall (“Dane, black-haired foreigner”), synchronically from dubh (“black”) + gall (“stranger”).

    Dougal is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 624 people named Dougal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 494,785 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 566.

    #35,945
    rank among US surnames
    624
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.2%
    change since 2000 (was #37,094)

    Who is named Dougal

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    82% of people named Dougal identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Dougal

    Dougal has the Soundex code D240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D240.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dougal come from?
    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Dùghall, from Old Irish dubgall (“Dane, black-haired foreigner”), synchronically from dubh (“black”) + gall (“stranger”).
    How common is the surname Dougal?
    624 people in the United States had the surname Dougal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 494,785 Americans. It ranked 35,945th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dougal?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Dougal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Dougal?
    Dougal is /ˈduːɡl̩/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Dougal?
    Dougal is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Dougal getting more or less common?
    More common. 566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 624 in 2010, up 10%.
    Is Dougal also a first name?
    Yes. Dougal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.