Dalhousie is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 9 characters long in length.
Is a variant form of the Dallas. A parish in county of Moray. The name is traced by Douglas to the year 1298, as De Dallas. Other ancient orthographies are De Doleys and Dollas.
The lastname Dalhousie is the variant form of the Dallas. One who came from the old barony of Dallas, i.e., place on the plain, in Moray.
Form of the Dulles. One who came from the village of Dulas meaning "dark river," in Herefordshire; dweller near the Dulas River, in England.
A variation of Dallas. Watered valley. Dail means "field, meadow, plain, valley" while uis means "water." Dallas or Dollas is in county Elgin.
Sir William de Doleys, knight, was living in 1286 and in 1367 appears John de Dolais, Thane of Cromdale. About half a century later, the barony of Cantray came into the possession of one of the family, whose descendant, James Dallas, Laird of Cantray, was killed at Culloden. A scion of this branch.
Robert Charles Dallas, of Dallas Castle, Jamaica, Esq., native of Scotland, had int. al. Robert Charles (father of Sir George Dallas, Bart., and of Sir Robert Dallas, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of England); Alexander James Dallas, Secretary of the Treasury of the USA; and a daughter Charlotte, wife of Captain Byron, R.N. and mother of the present Lord Byron.
The secretary, who died in 1817, had three sons; viz.,
(1) Comodore Alexander James Dallas, U.S.N., ob. 1844;
(2) George Mifflin Dallas, of whom below;
(3) Judge Trevanion Barlow Dallas, of Pittsburg, Pa. ob. 1841
The Hon. George M. Dallas was born in Philadelphia in 1792. In1831, he was lected a Senator of the US; in 1837, appointed Enviy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the COurt of St. Petesburg; from 1845 to 1849, he filled the high office of Vice-President of the United States of America, and ex officio President of the Senate; and he now represents his country at the Court of St. James. He married Sophia, daughter of Philip Nicklin, Esq., by his wife Juliana, daughter of Chief Justice B. Chew, and has issue.
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Dalhousie is a very rare surname, few people in New Zealand have the family name and might be arised from New Zealand. So far only 19 people have been found who wears Dalhousie as their surname. Few people around the world have Dalhousie as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
New Zealand8Dalhousie Namesakes
- Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie, British land owner
- Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie, Scottish patriot known for his prowess in battle
- George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie, grandson of William Ramsay, 6th Earl of Dalhousie
- James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, Scottish statesman and colonial administrator
- George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, Scottish soldier and colonial administrator
- Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie, British politician
- John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie, Scottish naval commander
- George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie, British naval officer
Dalhousie Namesakes
- Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie, British land owner
- Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie, Scottish patriot known for his prowess in battle
- George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie, grandson of William Ramsay, 6th Earl of Dalhousie
- James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, Scottish statesman and colonial administrator
- George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, Scottish soldier and colonial administrator
- Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie, British politician
- John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie, Scottish naval commander
- George Ramsay, 12th Earl of Dalhousie, British naval officer