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Early Origins of the Doull family

The surname Doull was first found in Inverness, where they held a family seat in this wild and romantic highland territory. Their territories were first located in Badenoch and they became associated as a sept of Donald Clan. Allegiances were important in this terrain.

Early History of the Doull family

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Doull Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Doull, Doul, Dowill, Dowl, Dowell, Duill, Doule and many more.

Early Notables of the Doull family

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United States Doull migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Doull Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Doull, who arrived in America in 1806 1
  • Mary Doull, aged 31, who landed in America, in 1893
  • William Doull, aged 23, who landed in America from Leith Bowen, in 1893
Doull Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • William M. Doull, aged 30, who settled in America from London, in 1906
  • George Doull, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States from Skermorlie, Scotland, in 1908
  • Catherine Doull, aged 17, who landed in America from Skelmorlie, Scotland, in 1913
  • Marguerite Doull, aged 28, who immigrated to America from Kingston, Jamaica, in 1913
  • John Doull, aged 50, who settled in America from Chester, England, in 1917
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Doull migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Doull Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • George Doull, who settled in Prince Edward Island sometime between 1818 and 1840
Doull Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • William Doull, aged 57, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1910

Contemporary Notables of the name Doull (post 1700) +

  • Lincoln John Doull (b. 1964), New Zealand cricketer from Pukekohe
  • John Doull (1878-1969), Canadian lawyer, judge and politician who represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1933, judge in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia from 1933 to 1961
  • Robert Doull (1828-1906), Scottish-born Canadian merchant and politician who represented Pictou in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1874
  • Simon Blair Doull (b. 1969), New Zealand radio personality, commentator and former international cricketer
  • James Alexander Doull (1918-2001), Canadian philosopher and academic from Nova Scotia
  • Bruce Doull (b. 1950), former Australian rules football player
  • Doug Doull (b. 1974), retired Canadian professional NHL ice hockey player

Halifax Explosion
  • Mr. Mark  Doull, Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 2
  • Mrs. Henrietta  Doull (1893-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance


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