Dingwall
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English
Etymology
Probably from Old Norse þing (“assembly”) + vǫllr (“field, meadow”).
Proper noun
Dingwall (countable and uncountable, plural Dingwalls)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A town and royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH5558).
- A coastal community of Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dingwall is the 41959th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Dingwall is most common among White (75.48%) and Black/African American (16.99%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dingwall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 465.