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
School 804
Dock Labourer 108
Labourer 97
General Labourer 90
Coal Miner Hewer 51
General Servant (domestic) 47
Private Means 46
Charwoman 43
Domestic Servant 34
None 33
At School 32
Clerk 32
Dressmaker 32
Housekeeper 28
At Home 28
House Keeper 27
Scholar 25
Laundress 24
Soldier 23
Cook (domestic) 22
Farm Labourer 21
General Servant Domestic 21
House Painter 20
Shop Assistant 19
Cotton Weaver 19

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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