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==List of people surnamed Dowling==
==List of people surnamed Dowling==

* [[Alexandra Dowling]] (born 1990), English actress
* [[Alexandra Dowling]] (born 1990), English actress
* [[Ann Dowling]] (born 1952), British mechanical engineer
* [[Ann Dowling]] (born 1952), British mechanical engineer
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* [[Bridget Dowling]] (1891–1969), Irish sister-in-law of Adolf Hitler
* [[Bridget Dowling]] (1891–1969), Irish sister-in-law of Adolf Hitler
* [[Constance Dowling]] (1920-1969), American model and actress
* [[Constance Dowling]] (1920-1969), American model and actress
* [[Culann Dowling]] (born 2009), child singer and creater of the song engineer. Train owner
* [[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), New York politician
* [[Éidín Dowling]] (born 2000), future Irish Taoiseach
* [[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

Revision as of 06:45, 26 February 2018

Dowling.

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

  • 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.

References