Dougal

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English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Dùghall, from Old Irish dubgall (“Dane, black-haired foreigner”), synchronically from dubh (“black”) + gall (“stranger”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dougal (plural Dougals)

  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic .

Quotations

  • 1960, Muriel Spark, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, New Directions Publishing, published 1999, pages 68–69:
    'Just call me Dougal,' said Dougal.
    'Douglas,' she said, pronouncing it 'Dooglass'.
    'No, Dougal - Douglas is my surname.'
    'Oh, Dougal Douglas. Dougal's the first name.'

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Dougal is the 35945th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624 individuals. Dougal is most common among White (82.37%) and Black/African American (11.22%) individuals.

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