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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : of uncertain origin; possibly an altered form of Irish Doyle. Compare Dyal.
  • Name found among people of Indian origin in Guyana and Trinidad : altered spelling of Dayal. This spelling is found in Indian names occasionally when -dial is the final element of a compound personal name.

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