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'''Dowling''' is an [[Irish name|Irish surname]].
'''Dowling''' is an [[Irish name|Irish surname]]. It is an anglicised form representing two unrelated clans:


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1 – Ó Dúnlaing, noted as one of the seven [[sept]]s of [[County Laois]], the ancestral home called ''Fearann ua n-Dúnlaing'' (O'Dowling's Country).<ref>[http://www.dowlingfamily.info/meaning.htm Dowling family information and background] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029004646/http://www.dowlingfamily.info/meaning.htm |date=October 29, 2008 }}</ref> The Irish form of the name is '''Ní Dhúnlaing''' (unmarried female), '''Ó Dúnlaing''' (male) or '''[Bean] Uí Dhúnlaing''' (married female).
It is an anglicised form representing two unrelated clans:


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2 – Ó Dubhlainn, a minor family of [[County Galway]], represented by [[Richard William Dowling]] (1838–1867), American Confederate officer.
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1 - Ó Dúnlaing, noted as one of the seven [[sept]]s of [[County Laois]], the ancestral home called ''Fearann ua n-Dúnlaing'' (O'Dowling's Country).<ref>[http://www.dowlingfamily.info/meaning.htm Dowling family information and background] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029004646/http://www.dowlingfamily.info/meaning.htm |date=October 29, 2008 }}</ref> The Irish form of the name is '''Ní Dhúnlaing''' (unmarried female), '''Ó Dúnlaing''' (male) or '''[Bean] Uí Dhúnlaing''' (married female).


According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Dowlings in Ireland were one of the chiefly families of the [[Loígis]] tribe who in turn came from the [[Cruthin]] tribe who were the first [[Celts]] to settle in Ireland from between 800 and 500 [[Anno Domini|BC]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Cairney |first=C. Thomas |year=1989 |title=Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland |location=[[Jefferson, North Carolina]], United States, and London |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |page=54 |isbn=0899503624}}</ref>
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2 - Ó Dubhlainn, a minor family of [[County Galway]], represented by [[Richard William Dowling]] (1838–1867), American Confederate officer.


==List of people surnamed Dowling==
==List of people surnamed Dowling==
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* [[Ann Dowling]] (born 1952), British mechanical engineer
* [[Ann Dowling]] (born 1952), British mechanical engineer
* [[Austin Dowling]] (1868–1930), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
* [[Austin Dowling]] (1868–1930), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
* [[Bairbre Dowling]] (born 1953), Irish actress
* [[Bairbre Dowling]] (1953–2016), Irish actress
* [[Bartholomew_Dowling]](1823-1863) Irish Poet
* [[Bartholomew Dowling]] (1823–1863) Irish poet
* [[Brian Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people, including:
* [[Brian Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people, including:
**[[Brian Dowling (presenter)]] (born 1978), Irish television presenter
**[[Brian Dowling (presenter)]] (born 1978), Irish television presenter
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**[[Brian Dowling (hurler)]] (born 1983), Irish hurler
**[[Brian Dowling (hurler)]] (born 1983), Irish hurler
* [[Bridget Dowling]] (1891–1969), Irish sister-in-law of Adolf Hitler
* [[Bridget Dowling]] (1891–1969), Irish sister-in-law of Adolf Hitler
* [[Camila Vallejo Dowling]], (1988–), Chilean deputy congresswoman
* [[Camila Vallejo Dowling]], (born 1988), Chilean deputy congresswoman
* [[Constance Dowling]] (1920–1969), American model and actress
* [[Constance Dowling]] (1920–1969), American model and actress
* [[Dan Dowling]] (1906–1993), American cartoonist
* [[Dereck Dowling]] (1914–2003), South African cricketer
* [[Dereck Dowling]] (1914–2003), South African cricketer
* [[Dick Dowling]] (born 1938), Irish politician
* [[Dick Dowling]] (born 1938), Irish politician
* [[Eddie Dowling]] (1889–1976), American actor, director, and producer
* [[Eddie Dowling]] (1889–1976), American actor, director, and producer
* [[Edward J. Dowling]] (born 1875), New York politician
* [[Edward J. Dowling]] (born 1875, date of death unknown), New York politician
* [[Garry Dowling]], Australian rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s
* [[Garry Dowling]], Australian rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s
* [[Gerard Dowling (cricketer)]] (born 1964), Australian cricketer
* [[Gerard Dowling (cricketer)]] (born 1964), Australian cricketer
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* [[Greg Dowling]] (born 1959), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
* [[Greg Dowling]] (born 1959), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
* Sir [[James Dowling]] (1787–1844), English-born Australian jurist
* Sir [[James Dowling]] (1787–1844), English-born Australian jurist
* [[Jane Dowling]] (1925–2023), British artist
* [[Jerry Dowling]], American cartoonist
* [[Jerry Dowling]], American cartoonist
* [[Jim Dowling]], Australian Catholic activist
* [[Jim Dowling]], Australian Catholic activist
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* [[John Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[John Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jonathan Dowling]], Irish-American quantum physicist
* [[Jonathan Dowling]], Irish-American quantum physicist
* [[Joseph Dowling]] (1922–2014), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
* [[Kevin Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people, including:
* [[Kevin Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people, including:
**[[Kevin Dowling (bishop)]] (born 1944), South African Roman Catholic bishop
**[[Kevin Dowling (bishop)]] (born 1944), South African Roman Catholic bishop
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**[[Kevin Dowling (director)]], American film and television director and producer
**[[Kevin Dowling (director)]], American film and television director and producer
* [[Lesley Rae Dowling]], South African singer
* [[Lesley Rae Dowling]], South African singer
* [[Levi H. Dowling]] (1844-1911), American preacher and author
* [[Levi H. Dowling]] (1844–1911), American preacher and author
* [[Meghan L. Dowling]] (born 1980), American writer
* [[Mick Dowling]] (born 1946), Irish boxer
* [[Otto Dowling]] (1881–1946), American Navy Captain and Governor of American Samoa
* [[Otto Dowling]] (1881–1946), American Navy captain and Governor of American Samoa
* [[Owen Dowling]] (1934-2008), Australian Anglican bishop
* [[Patrick J. Dowling]] (1939–2023), Irish engineer and educationalist
* [[Phil Dowling]] (born 1967), New Zealand curler
* [[Phil Dowling]] (born 1967), New Zealand curler
* [[Richard Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people, including:
* [[Richard Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people, including:
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* [[Roy Dowling]] (1901–1969), Australian naval admiral
* [[Roy Dowling]] (1901–1969), Australian naval admiral
* [[Seán Dowling]] (born 1978), Irish hurler
* [[Seán Dowling]] (born 1978), Irish hurler
* [[Shane Dowling]] (born 1954), Irish politician
* [[Shane Dowling]] (born 1954), Australian politician
* [[Terry Dowling]] (born 1947), Australian writer
* [[Terry Dowling]] (born 1947), Australian writer
* [[Tom Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Tom Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Vera Strodl Dowling]] )1918-2015), Danish pilot
* [[Vera Strodl Dowling]] (1918–2015), Danish pilot
* [[Victor J. Dowling]] (1866–1934), American judge and politician
* [[Victor J. Dowling]] (1866–1934), American judge and politician
* [[Vincent Dowling]] (1929–2013), Irish actor and director
* [[Vincent Dowling]] (1929–2013), Irish actor and director
* [[William Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[William Dowling (disambiguation)]], multiple people

==See also==

*[[Pre-Norman invasion Irish Celtic kinship groups]], from whom many of the modern Irish surnames came from


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}


* ''The Surnames of Ireland'', [[Edward McLysaght]], [[Dublin]], 1978
* ''The Surnames of Ireland'', [[Edward McLysaght]], [[Dublin]], 1978

Revision as of 04:59, 9 April 2024

Dowling is an Irish surname. It is an anglicised form representing two unrelated clans:

1 – Ó Dúnlaing, noted as one of the seven septs of County Laois, the ancestral home called Fearann ua n-Dúnlaing (O'Dowling's Country).[1] The Irish form of the name is Ní Dhúnlaing (unmarried female), Ó Dúnlaing (male) or [Bean] Uí Dhúnlaing (married female).

2 – Ó Dubhlainn, a minor family of County Galway, represented by Richard William Dowling (1838–1867), American Confederate officer.

According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Dowlings in Ireland were one of the chiefly families of the Loígis tribe who in turn came from the Cruthin tribe who were the first Celts to settle in Ireland from between 800 and 500 BC.[2]

List of people surnamed Dowling

See also

References

  1. ^ Dowling family information and background Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. p. 54. ISBN 0899503624.
  • The Surnames of Ireland, Edward McLysaght, Dublin, 1978
  • The Dowlings or Doolans of Carricknaughton, Athlone, Eamonn Dowling, Journal of the Irish Family History Society, volume 25, pp. 93–96, 2009
  • Gaelic Personal Names, Ó Corráin, D. & Maguire, F., Dublin, 1980. Republished as Irish Names, Dublin. Lilliput, 1990
  • An Sloinnteoir Gaeilge & an tAinmneoir, Ó Droighneáin, M. & Ó Murchú, M.A., Dublin, 1991.
  • Guild of One-Name Studies:- Dowling One-Name Study https://www.dowling.one-name.net
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