Douglas (surname)

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English-language surname Scottish surname family name surname

Douglas (surname) is a Scottish family name of Gaelic origin historically associated with a powerful Lowland clan and widely borne in English-speaking countries.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Douglas (surname) canonical	2
Douglas (from Brittonic "duboglassio" meaning "black stream")	1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English-language surname ⓘ Scottish surname ⓘ family name ⓘ surname ⓘ
associatedWith	Lowland Scottish clan system ⓘ Scottish nobility ⓘ
associatedWithClan	Clan Douglas ⓘ
derivedFromPlace	Douglas, South Lanarkshire ⓘ
hasCategory	Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames ⓘ Scottish Lowlands surnames ⓘ Surnames of Scottish origin ⓘ
hasCountryOfOrigin	Scotland ⓘ
hasEtymology	derived from Gaelic elements meaning "dark" and "stream" or "river" ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOrigin	Gaelic ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
hasMeaning	black stream ⓘ dark river ⓘ
hasNotableBearers	Scottish earls and dukes ⓘ members of the House of Douglas ⓘ various actors ⓘ various athletes ⓘ various politicians ⓘ various writers ⓘ
hasRegionOfOrigin	Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
hasVariant	Douglass ⓘ MacDouglas ⓘ McDouglas ⓘ
historicallyBorneBy	powerful Lowland Scottish family ⓘ
isToponymic	true ⓘ
usedIn	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ England ⓘ Ireland ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States other English-speaking countries ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Douglas → hasSurnameForm → Douglas (surname) ⓘ

MacDouglas → sharesRootWith → Douglas (surname) ⓘ

River Douglas → namedAfter → Douglas (surname) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Douglas (from Brittonic "duboglassio" meaning "black stream")