Douglas (surname)
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Douglas (surname) is a Scottish family name of Gaelic origin historically associated with a powerful Lowland clan and widely borne in English-speaking countries.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language surname
→
Scottish surname → family name → surname → |
| associatedWith |
Lowland Scottish clan system
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Scottish nobility → |
| associatedWithClan |
Clan Douglas
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| derivedFromPlace |
Douglas, South Lanarkshire
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| hasCategory |
Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames
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Scottish Lowlands surnames → Surnames of Scottish origin → |
| hasCountryOfOrigin |
Scotland
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| hasEtymology |
derived from Gaelic elements meaning "dark" and "stream" or "river"
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| hasLanguageOfOrigin |
Gaelic
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Scottish Gaelic → |
| hasMeaning |
black stream
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dark river → |
| hasNotableBearers |
Scottish earls and dukes
→
members of the House of Douglas → various actors → various athletes → various politicians → various writers → |
| hasRegionOfOrigin |
Lowlands of Scotland
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| hasVariant |
Douglass
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MacDouglas → McDouglas → |
| historicallyBorneBy |
powerful Lowland Scottish family
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| isToponymic |
true
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|
| usedIn |
Australia
→
Canada → England → Ireland → New Zealand → Scotland → United States → other English-speaking countries → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Douglas
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hasSurnameForm |
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MacDouglas
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|
sharesRootWith |