# Doyle (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/doyle/  
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.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 74,458 |
| US rank (2010) | 441 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,147 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (73,518 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /dɔɪl/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Irish Ó Dubhghaill (“descendant of Dougal”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Doyle 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Doyle in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Doyle

- Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor
- Christopher Doyle, Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer and film director
- Jim Doyle, 44th Governor of Wisconsin
- Jerry Doyle, American talk radio host and actor (1956–2016)
- David Doyle, American actor (1929–1997)
- John Doyle, American soccer player
- Kevin Doyle, British actor
- Matt Doyle, American actor and singer
- Mike Doyle, American actor, screenwriter, director and producer
- Brian Doyle, Australian rower
- Michael F. Doyle, American politician (born 1953)
- Tony Doyle, British cyclist (1958–2023)

and 12 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Dooley, Doll, Dole, Doyal, Dailey, Daly, Dale, Daley, Dahl, Deal, Diehl, Dill.

## 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.