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.
Discover how your Doyle ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 263 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 181 |
| Derbyshire | 38 |
| Devon | 34 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 257 |
| Essex | 37 |
| Gloucestershire | 56 |
| Hampshire | 40 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 19 |
| Kent | 61 |
| Lancashire | 2,271 |
| Leicestershire | 9 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 677 |
| Middlesex | 17 |
| Northumberland | 74 |
| Norfolk | 42 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 24 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 13 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 12 |
| Surrey | 29 |
| Sussex | 31 |
| Staffordshire | 106 |
| Warwickshire | 114 |
| Westmorland | 14 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 300 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 9 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 17 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 19 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 87 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 25 |
| Pembrokeshire | 14 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 723 |
| Labourer | 211 |
| Domestic Servant | 62 |
| General Servant | 52 |
| Cotton Weaver | 36 |
| House Keeper | 36 |
| Coal Miner | 35 |
| Tailor | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 33 |
| Laundress | 33 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 32 |
| Shoe Maker | 29 |
| Dock Labourer | 29 |
| Servant | 29 |
| Hawker | 28 |
| Iron Ore Miner | 27 |
| Cotton Operative | 26 |
| Factory Operative | 20 |
| Private | 19 |
| Porter | 18 |
| Stone Mason | 17 |
| No Occupation | 16 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| Annuitant | 15 |
| Laborer | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Doyle | 4,243 |
| John Doyle | 3,709 |
| James Doyle | 2,609 |
| Thomas Doyle | 1,738 |
| William Doyle | 1,579 |
| Margaret Doyle | 1,453 |
| Elizabeth Doyle | 1,398 |
| Catherine Doyle | 1,148 |
| Patrick Doyle | 1,059 |
| Ann Doyle | 984 |
| Ellen Doyle | 921 |
| Michael Doyle | 911 |
| Sarah Doyle | 847 |
| Edward Doyle | 674 |
| Bridget Doyle | 635 |
| Jane Doyle | 596 |
| Joseph Doyle | 592 |
| Annie Doyle | 582 |
| George Doyle | 470 |
| Peter Doyle | 459 |
| Eliza Doyle | 429 |
| Henry Doyle | 386 |
| Alice Doyle | 356 |
| Charles Doyle | 344 |
| Robert Doyle | 297 |