Find out how popular the last name Doolin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Doolin.

Doolin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Doolin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Doolin in America

Doolin is the 11241st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Doolin surname appeared 2,812 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Doolin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Doolin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Doolin

The surname DOOLIN is of Irish origin, originating from the Irish Gaelic name Ó Dobhailén, which means "descendant of Dobhailén". Dobhailén is a personal name derived from the Irish words "dubh" meaning "dark" and "ail" meaning "rock". It is thought to have referred to someone who lived near a dark or black rock formation.

The earliest records of the name can be found in County Clare, Ireland, where the name was most prevalent in the Burren region. The name is closely associated with the town of Doolin, which was named after the family who were the local landowners and chieftains in the area during the Middle Ages.

In the Annals of the Four Masters, a historical chronicle of medieval Irish history, there are references to the Ó Dobhailén family as early as the 13th century. One notable mention is of Conor Ó Dobhailén, who was a leader of the clan in the late 1200s.

The name can also be found in the Irish Fiants, a collection of official records from the 16th and 17th centuries. These records show variations in spelling, such as Dooling, Doolin, and Dowling.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname was Cornelius Doolin (c. 1580-1655), a landowner and chieftain in County Clare. Another notable figure was Teige Doolin (c. 1620-1690), a poet and storyteller from the same region.

In later centuries, the name spread beyond Ireland as individuals emigrated to other parts of the world. Some notable bearers of the name include:

1. Charles Hallett Doolin (1824-1905), an American businessman and politician from Ohio.
2. James Hugh Doolin (1858-1935), an American jurist and judge from Oklahoma.
3. William Edward Doolin (1858-1896), an American outlaw and leader of the Doolin-Dalton gang in the American Old West.
4. Paul Doolin (1909-1992), an American baseball player and manager in the Major Leagues.
5. William Patrick Doolin (1928-2016), an American Roman Catholic priest and bishop of the Diocese of Las Vegas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Doolin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Doolin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Doolin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Doolin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Doolin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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