Doyle Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Doyle Name Meaning: From the Gaelic surname 'O'Dubhghaill',meaning descendent of Dubhghall'. The name Dubhghall means "dark stranger" in Gaelic

A famous bearer was Sir 'Arthur Conan Doyle',of the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Doyle Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Doyle family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 291
Labourer 146
House Servant 75
Servant 58
At Home 44
Agricultural Labourer 42
Tailor 36
Dock Labourer 32
Hawker 26
General Servant 24
Dress Maker 23
Shoe Maker 23
Charwoman 22
Laundress 20
Farm Labourer 13
Wife 13
House Keeper 12
General Labourer 12
Milliner 11
Stone Mason 10
Cotton Piecer 10
Bricklayer Labourer 9
Errand Boy 9
Cook 9
Private Army 9

Doyle Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Doyle 100% 41,180
2 Dayle 80% 1,263
3 Dyle 80% 241
4 Dyal 40% 175

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The surname Doyle is the most popular version of all its varients

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