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There are approximately 37,801 people named Doyle in the UK. That makes it the 234th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 598 are named Doyle.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

Doyley
Doyal
Doyel
Doiel
Dowell
Dohle
Doyele
Doyale
Doiyle
Doile
Doyelle
Doyile
D'Oyle
Doyil
Doylea
Doyill
Doyell
Doyeil
Doyall
Doiles
Doyla
Doyels
Doial
Doyhle
Doyl
Dolyle

The Doyle surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DOYLE. One of the commonest of Irish surnames, and presumed to be of Anglo-Norman origin. See D'Oyley. It is found as Doyl and Doil in England, temp. Edward I. H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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