Dole is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dole
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

1. Dole or doole is an eastern and sothern provincialism for a boundary mark, whether an earthen mound or a post of stone or wood. In the western counties it means a low, flat, place. 2. Dol, a well known town in Brittany. Doll, Dolle, De Doll. Hundred Rolls.

Dole is the form of the Toll. Descendant of Toll, a pet form of Bartholomew, i.e., son of Talmai, furrow; dweller, or collector, at a house.

Dweller at the division of land or boundary mark.

Is a variant of Dolleman. Madman.

Dole is a variant of the Toll. 1. A grove of lofty trees; a holt. 2. Toli, an Anglo-Saxon personal name.

How popular is Dole?

Dole is common in India, United States, Sri Lanka, Ivory Coast, France, DR Congo, Nigeria, Indonesia, Cameroon, England, Canada, Australia, Iran, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Benin, Malawi.

Dole is ranked 20018 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Doles plummeted by 2.39 per cent to 3271 since 2000 and slipped by 911 spots and ranked at 9884. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.11 88.39
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 5.59 2.54
Hispanic or Latino 4.22 3.01
Black 2.51 3.25
Others 2.02 2.18
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.55 0.63
Dole is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Sri Lanka is ahead in terms of density. Around 27343 people have been found who wears Dole as their family name. Dole is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Dole:
5,092 India10,204
Countries with thousands of Dole:
9,130 United States4,519
865 Sri Lanka3,508
870 Ivory Coast2,169
6,266 France1,375
7,409 DR Congo1,183
Countries with hundreds of Dole:
15,802 Nigeria634
27,218 Indonesia430
8,104 Cameroon326
16,129 England313
14,859 Canada254
12,061 Australia250
23,654 Iran216
56,534 Philippines216
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
1,033 Senegal153
7,328 Papua New Guinea142
29,360 Tanzania127
9,888 Benin123
16,499 Malawi105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,001 Taiwan98
4,428 Liberia89
8,243 Niger73
10,390 United Arab Emirates73
1,905 Hong Kong70
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,117 Honduras50
14,061 New Zealand42
21,601 Israel37
41,269 Romania36
6,725 Qatar34
9,008 Wales26
28,226 Switzerland22
21,168 Denmark20
11,907 Ethiopia16
18,211 Singapore13
223,026 Germany12
5,661 Guatemala11
377,010 Russia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,974 Afghanistan10
68,137 Pakistan10
36,710 Croatia9
48,153 Egypt9
167,054 South Africa8
2,642 Maldives7
1,961 American Samoa6
486,533 Brazil6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman James Dole from Ireland aboard the Empire Queen from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on September 20, 1851. Servant Thomas Dole, 68 years old Bridget Dole, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

27 years old M. Dole who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on May 17, 1850 by Glen Lyon put out from Havre. 21 years old Theodore Dole, 23 years old Victor Dole, Farmer Catherine Dole, Joh. Dole (25) Laborer, Louisa Dole (59), 29 years old Maria Dole, Mina Dole, aged 1, Sylvester Dole (28), and 11 other Dole around 33.33% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and locksmith migrated to US from Liverpool, Antwerp, Bremen & Southampton and London.

Dole Namesakes

  • Vincent Dole, American doctor, who
  • Nathan Haskell Dole, American editor, translator, and author
  • Arthur A. Dole, emeritus professor of education at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Bob Dole, retired American politician and attorney
  • Sanford B. Dole, lawyer and jurist
  • James Dole, American industrialist
  • Elizabeth Dole, American politician and author
  • Mary Phylinda Dole, Ancestry
  • Bill Dole, William Edward Dole Sr

Dole Namesakes

  • Vincent Dole, American doctor, who
  • Nathan Haskell Dole, American editor, translator, and author
  • Arthur A. Dole, emeritus professor of education at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Bob Dole, retired American politician and attorney
  • Sanford B. Dole, lawyer and jurist
  • James Dole, American industrialist
  • Elizabeth Dole, American politician and author
  • Mary Phylinda Dole, Ancestry
  • Bill Dole, William Edward Dole Sr

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