# Driscoll (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/driscoll/  
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, a variant of O'Driscoll.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,385 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,538 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,203 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.4% (23,063 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɹɪskəl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Irish Ó hEidirsceoil and Ó Drisceoil.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Driscoll 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Driscoll in the United States.

## People named Driscoll

- Bobby Driscoll, American actor (1937–1968)
- Agnes Meyer Driscoll, American cryptographer
- Gary Driscoll, American drummer (1946–1987)
- Daniel P. Driscoll, American politician
- Paddy Driscoll, American baseball player (1896–1968)
- Mark Driscoll, American pastor
- Michael Patrick Driscoll, American Catholic bishop (1939–2017)
- Clara Driscoll, American glass artist (1861 - 1944)

## Similar surnames

Driskell, Driskill, Dressler, Drexler, Dressel, Drexel.

## 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.