Does anyone know where the last name 'Dowell' comes from???

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Does anyone know where the last name 'Dowell' comes from???

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Dowell
This interesting surname of Scottish and Irish origin and derived from the Gaelic personal name Dubhgall,
composed of the elements "dubh" meaning "black" plus "gall", "stranger". This was used as a byname for
Scandinavians, in particular to distinguish the dark-haired Danes from fair-haired Norwegians. The surname
dates back to the early 12th Century, (see below). Variations in the idiom of the spelling include Dougal,
Dougill, Dugall, Dugald, Dowall, Doyle, etc.. One William Dowell married Margaret Body on July 7th 1544 at St.
Antholin Budge row, London.

Jeames Dowell married Janne Redley on January 31st 1596 at St. Katherine by the Tower, London, and Ellen
Dowell married Edward Hardwood on December 1st 1617 at St. Dunstan, Stepney, London. One Bridget Dowell,
together with her son William, who were famine emigrants, sailed from Liverpool aboard the Roscine bound for
New York on June 21st 1847. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of
Dufgal filius Mocche, which was dated
circa 1128, St. Serf's Island in Loch Leven, during the reign of
King David 1 of Scotland