Douglas

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Douglas

Gender: Masculine.
Language: English.
Etymology:
Douglas is the English form of a Scottish surname. It means “Dark River” from “dubh” (dark), and “glais” (stream).

History:
Douglas was the surname of a famous Scottish family, occasionally given in honor of them. Until the 16th century it was a rare name, given to both males and females. After the 16th century, it became exclusively a male name, and more popular (especially among people of Scottish ancestry).

Pronunciation: DUG-lass.

Diminutives:
English: Doug, Dougie.

Alternates: Douglass, Duueglas.
Hawaiian: Koukalaka.
Irish: Dubhighlas.
Manx: Doolish.

See also: Doug.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Douglas William Jerrold (1803-1857)
English playwright.
Douglas Stuart Moore (1893-1969)
American composer.
Douglas Stewart (1913-1985)
Australian poet.
Douglas Woolf (1922-1992)
American author.
Douglas Dunn (1942-)
Scottish writer.
Douglas Adams (1952-)
British author.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Douglas Hyde (1860-1949)
Irish scholar.
Douglas Southall Freeman (1886-1953)
American historian.
Douglass C. North (1920-=)
American economist. Winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize for Economics.

Miscellaneous:
Douglas William Freshfield (1845-1934)
British mountaineer.
Douglas Haig (1861-1928)
British military officer.
Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
American general.
Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan (1907-1995)
American aviator.

Political Figures:
Douglas McGarel Hogg, Viscount Hailsham (1872-1950)
British politician.

Scientists:
Douglas Houghton Campbell (1859-1953)
American botanist.
Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958)
Australian geologist.
Douglas George Chapman (1920-1996)
Canadian-American mathematician.
Douglas Engelbart (1925-)
American inventor of the computer mouse.
Douglas D. Osheroff (1945-)
American physicist. Co-winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize for Physics.

Singers and Entertainers:
Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939)
American actor.
Douglas Sirk (1900-1987)
German filmmaker.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.367 % named Douglas
0.040 % named Doug
0.004 % named Douglass

Popularity of Douglas:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1875: 399th most popular.
1900-1910: 200th most popular.
1910-1920: 154th most popular.
1920-1930: 112th most popular.
1930-1940: 72nd most popular.
1940-1950: 30th most popular.
1950-1960: 28th most popular.
1960-1970: 30th most popular.
1970-1980: 52nd most popular.
1980-1990: 76th most popular.
1990: 106th most popular.
1991: 115th most popular.
1992: 137th most popular.
1993: 146th most popular.
1994: 162nd most popular.
1995: 174th most popular.
1996: 183rd most popular.
1997: 203rd most popular.
1998: 231st most popular.
1999: 249th most popular.
2000: 274th most popular.
2001: 283rd most popular.
2002: 306th most popular.
2003: 309th most popular.