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


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).
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).


2 - Ó Dubhlainn, a minor family of [[County Galway]], represented by [[Richard William Dowling]] (1838–1867), American Confederate officer.
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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* [[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]] (born 1953), 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
* [[Dereck Dowling]] (1914–2003), South African cricketer
* [[Dereck Dowling]] (1914–2003), South African cricketer
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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
* [[Otto Dowling]] (1881–1946), American Navy Captain and Governor of American Samoa
* [[Otto Dowling]] (1881–1946), American Navy captain and Governor of American Samoa
* [[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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* [[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

Revision as of 21:00, 21 March 2021

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.

List of people surnamed Dowling

References

  1. ^ Dowling family information and background Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  • 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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