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 539
Labourer 140
House Servant 61
Servant 51
Dock Labourer 47
Tailor 44
Agricultural Labourer 39
House Keeper 37
Cotton Weaver 35
Laundress 33
Shoe Maker 29
Coal Miner 28
Dress Maker 26
Porter 21
Hawker 19
General Servant 16
Domestic Servant 14
Cook 14
Nurse 14
Private 14
Cooper 13
Joiner 12
Charwoman 12
Cotton Porter 12
Silk Winder 12

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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