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Updated February 19, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish : either an Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Dùghall (see Doyle) or a reduced form of McDougall.
  • Possibly of French origin but unexplained.
  • Indian (Panjab) : Hindu (Khatri) and Sikh name based on the name of a Khatri clan. In India the name is more commonly spelled Duggal.

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