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 | 12 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 356 |
| Cornwall | 11 |
| Cumberland | 151 |
| Derbyshire | 74 |
| Devon | 49 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 380 |
| Essex | 121 |
| Gloucestershire | 47 |
| Hampshire | 77 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 126 |
| Lancashire | 2,896 |
| Leicestershire | 19 |
| Lincolnshire | 12 |
| London | 811 |
| Middlesex | 100 |
| Northumberland | 207 |
| Norfolk | 43 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 26 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 16 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 65 |
| Sussex | 28 |
| Staffordshire | 156 |
| Warwickshire | 135 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 21 |
| Yorkshire | 567 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 35 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 19 |
| Flintshire | 14 |
| Glamorgan | 184 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 37 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 174 |
| Dock Labourer | 125 |
| General Servant Domestic | 55 |
| Living On Own Means | 48 |
| Cook Domestic | 39 |
| Cotton Weaver | 38 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 35 |
| Domestic Servant | 31 |
| Tailoress | 27 |
| Dress Maker | 26 |
| Charwoman | 24 |
| Scholar | 24 |
| Laundress Wash | 22 |
| Navvy | 21 |
| House Keeper | 18 |
| Tailor | 18 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 18 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 17 |
| Labourer | 17 |
| Chemical Labourer | 17 |
| House Maid Domestic | 16 |
| Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Cotton Spinner | 16 |
| House Painter | 15 |
| Plasterer | 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 |