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Doyle
Say it: DOYL
Meaning
From the Irish surname Ó Dubhghaill 'descendant of Dubhghall', a name meaning 'dark foreigner' (dubh 'dark' + gall 'foreigner').
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used as a given name mostly in the American South in the early 20th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1930s
In the United States
- 30,596 babies given this name since 1889
- At its height in 1931, about 1 in 1,600 boys
- 11 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Irish | Ó Dubhghaill |
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Famous bearers
- Doyle Brunson, American poker player
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- The Irish annals and early Irish literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.