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Dugal Family History

Dugal Name Meaning

French Canadian: from a transferred use of an altered form of the French personal (given) name Tugal as a surname (i.e. as a replacement of the original surname). The personal name Tugal derives from the ancient Germanic name Tugwald composed of the elements tug ‘useful’ and wald ‘power authority’. French: patronymic with fused preposition and definite article du ‘of the’ from the personal name Gal . Scottish: shortened form of McDougall . Indian (Punjab): variant of Duggal .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Dugar, Dugan, Dua, Dura, Gal, Dial, Drugan, Dagel, Duga, Lugar

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Where is the Dugal family from?

You can see how Dugal families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dugal family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dugal families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1911 there were 397 Dugal families living in Quebec. This was about 84% of all the recorded Dugal's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Dugal families in 1911.
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What did your Dugal ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Journalier and Couturire were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Dugal. 24% of Dugal men worked as a Journalier and 27% of Dugal women worked as a Couturire. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dugal were Comptable and Fileuse. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Journalier
    24%
  • Commis
    8%
  • Cordonnier
    6%
  • Comptable
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Couturire
    27%
  • Commis
    20%
  • Rentire
    14%
  • Fileuse
    14%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 700 immigration records available for the last name Dugal. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Dugal. For the veterans among your Dugal ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dugal lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Dugal life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1977. The average life expectancy for Dugal in 1958 was 57, and 75 in 2004.

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