Doyle

Doyle

Doyle is a surname of Irish origin. The name is a Anglicisation of the Irish Ó Dubhghaill (IPA:/oːˈd̪ˠʊwəlʲ/), meaning "descendant of Dubhghall". The personal name Dubhghall contains the elements dubh "black" + gall "stranger". Similar Scottish and Irish surnames, derived from the same personal name are: MacDougall / McDougall and MacDowell / McDowell.

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