Doig is a surname originating from Scotland. This is an anglicised form of the Olde Scots Gaelic name Mac Gille Doig - a compound of the elements "mac" meaning "son of", "gille", a servant, plus the personal name Doig, a short form of Cadog.
The name therefore translates as "son of St. Cadog's servant". In Scotland, the name appears most often on record in places where St Cadog was commemorated. The name was first recorded in the latter half of the 14th century as "Dog'. The spelling 'Doig' appears in the 17th century. Other modern variants of the name are Doag, Doeg, Doak, and Doidge.
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Notable people with the surname include:
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Andrew W. Doig
Andrew Wheeler Doig (July 24, 1799 – July 11, 1875) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1839 to 1843.
Biography
Born in Salem, New York, Doig pursued an academic course ...
(1799-1875), American politician
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Alison Harcourt (born 1929 as Alison Doig), Australian mathematician and statistician
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Anna Doig (born 1965), New Zealand swimmer
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Charles C Doig (1855-1918), British architect
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Chris Doig (born 1981), Scottish footballer
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Chris Doig (1949-2011), New Zealand opera singer
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(born 1940), British television producer
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Dale Doig (1935-2022), American politicians, mayor of Fresno, California
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Edna Nell Doig (1915-1988), Australian army matron-in-chief
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Federico Kauffmann Doig
Federico Kauffmann Doig (born September 20, 1928) is a Peruvian historian, archaeologist, and anthropologist. He has made great contributions to the study of the civilizations of Ancient Peru, particularly on the Chavín culture and the Chacha ...
(21st century), Peruvian historian
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George Doig
George Ronald Doig (25 May 1913 – 27 November 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and later coached the East Fremantle Football Club in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). A member of the Doig sporting ...
(1913-2006), Australian rules footballer
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Ivan Doig (1939-2015), American novelist
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Jack Doig
John Allen Doig (24 March 1872 – 24 November 1951) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Southland from 1915 to 1921.
Personal life
Doig's family moved from Australia to New Zealand when he was a small boy. Doig and h ...
(1872-1951), New Zealand cricketer
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Jason Doig (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
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Josh Doig (born 2002), Scottish footballer
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Keith Doig (born 1891), Australian rules footballer
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Lexa Doig
Alexandra Doig (born June 8, 1973) is a Canadian actress. She played the title role in the science fiction television series '' Andromeda'' (2000–2005). She also played the lead female role of Rowan in the science fiction-action horror film ...
(born 1973), Canadian actress
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Mel Doig
Melbourne A. Doig (born in 1912 - died October 25, 1998) was a longtime Communist politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as leader of the Communist Party of Canada - Ontario in the 1981 provincial election, and was a prominent member of the ...
(died 1998), Canadian politician
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Ned Doig
John Edward Doig (29 October 1866 – 7 November 1919) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He played the peak of his career for Sunderland, in a period of time in the club's history where they were dubbed the 'team of all tale ...
(1866-1919), Scottish footballer
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Norm Doig (1910-2001), Australian rules footballer
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Peter Doig
Peter Doig ( ; born 17 April 1959) is a Scottish painter. One of the most renowned living figurative painters, he has settled in Trinidad since 2002. In 2007, his painting ''White Canoe'' sold at Sotheby's for $11.3 million, then an auction rec ...
(born 1959), Scottish painter
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Peter Doig (politician)
Peter Muir Doig (27 October 1911 – 31 October 1996) was a British Labour Party politician.
Doig was educated at Blackness School, Dundee, before taking evening classes. He later became a sales supervisor. He joined the Labour Party in 1930 ...
(1911-1996), British Labour Party politician
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Ron Doig Sr. (1909-1932), Australian sportsman
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Russell Doig (born 1964), Scottish footballer
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Steve Doig
Stephen Gugel Doig (born March 28, 1960) is a former professional American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions (1982–1984) and the New England Patriots ( 1986–1987)
He was a 3rd round se ...
(born 1960), American football player
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Tom Doig (born 1979), New Zealand author
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