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.
Discover how your Doyle ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 286 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 180 |
| Derbyshire | 59 |
| Devon | 64 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 352 |
| Essex | 50 |
| Gloucestershire | 32 |
| Hampshire | 64 |
| Herefordshire | 16 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 75 |
| Lancashire | 2,421 |
| Leicestershire | 13 |
| Lincolnshire | 30 |
| London | 773 |
| Middlesex | 68 |
| Northumberland | 148 |
| Norfolk | 43 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 11 |
| Surrey | 53 |
| Sussex | 39 |
| Staffordshire | 138 |
| Warwickshire | 117 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 13 |
| Yorkshire | 474 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 14 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 32 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 31 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 101 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 25 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 835 |
| General Labourer | 162 |
| Labourer | 108 |
| Coal Miner | 94 |
| Dock Labourer | 84 |
| Domestic Servant | 75 |
| General Servant | 42 |
| General Servant Domestic | 39 |
| Laundress | 36 |
| Cotton Weaver | 34 |
| Tailoress | 30 |
| Dress Maker | 27 |
| Charwoman | 26 |
| Living On Own Means | 25 |
| Tailor | 25 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 22 |
| Chemical Labourer | 22 |
| Cotton Spinner | 22 |
| General Domestic Servant | 22 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 19 |
| House Keeper | 18 |
| Iron Ore Miner | 16 |
| Clerk | 16 |
| Joiner | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Doyle | 4,243 |
| John Doyle | 3,709 |
| James Doyle | 2,609 |
| Thomas Doyle | 1,738 |
| William Doyle | 1,579 |
| Margaret Doyle | 1,453 |
| Elizabeth Doyle | 1,398 |
| Catherine Doyle | 1,148 |
| Patrick Doyle | 1,059 |
| Ann Doyle | 984 |
| Ellen Doyle | 921 |
| Michael Doyle | 911 |
| Sarah Doyle | 847 |
| Edward Doyle | 674 |
| Bridget Doyle | 635 |
| Jane Doyle | 596 |
| Joseph Doyle | 592 |
| Annie Doyle | 582 |
| George Doyle | 470 |
| Peter Doyle | 459 |
| Eliza Doyle | 429 |
| Henry Doyle | 386 |
| Alice Doyle | 356 |
| Charles Doyle | 344 |
| Robert Doyle | 297 |