Explore the Family Name Dugal
The meaning of Dugal
1. French Canadian: from a transferred use of an altered form of the French personal (given) name Tugal as a surname (i.e. as a replacement of the original surname). The personal name Tugal derives from the ancient Germanic name Tugwald, composed of the elements tug ‘useful’ and wald ‘power, authority’. 2. French: patronymic, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘of the’, from the personal name Gal. 3. Scottish: shortened form of McDougall. 4. Indian (Punjab): variant of Duggal. History: Some American bearers of the surname Dugal are descendants of Tugal Cotin, who was born in the 1630s in Anjou, France, and married Etiennette Beaudon in QC in the 1670s. Some characteristic forenames: French Andree, Gilles, Maurille. Indian Bani, Kavita, Rajeev.
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How common is the last name Dugal in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dugal has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 33,333rd most common surname and by 2010, it had dropped to 35,582nd. The count of individuals with this last name also declined from 646 to 632, representing a -2.17% change. Correspondingly, the proportion of people named Dugal per 100,000 also decreased by 12.5%, from 0.24 to 0.21.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #33,333 | #35,582 | -6.75% |
| Count | 646 | 632 | -2.17% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.24 | 0.21 | -12.5% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dugal
In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting shifts among those bearing the Dugal surname between 2000 and 2010. There was an upward trend in the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders, rising from 8.05% to 10.44%, a change of nearly 30%. Hispanics also increased slightly, from 4.64% to 5.06%. However, the percentage of whites within the Dugal surname bearers decreased marginally from 85.60% to 83.07%. In 2000, the Black community represented 1.24% of those with the surname Dugal, but this figure was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 85.6% | 83.07% | -2.96% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 8.05% | 10.44% | 29.69% |
| Hispanic | 4.64% | 5.06% | 9.05% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 1.24% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |