Dugal is a
surname with multiple origins. In some cases it is derived from the Gaelic personal name ''Dùghall'' (variously spelt), or else from a reduced form of the surname ''
MacDougall
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'' (which is an
Anglicised surname originating from a
patronymic
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Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
form of ''Dùghall'', ''Dubhghall'', etc.). The Gaelic ''Dùghall'' and ''Dubhghall'' are composed of elements ''dubh'' and ''gall'', meaning "dark" and "stranger." ''Fingal'' is a Gaelic name which means "fair stranger."
In other cases, the surname ''Dugal'' is of French origin. In other cases, the surname is of
Punjabi origin, as a
Khatri
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and
Sikh name based upon the name of a Khatri
clan. This Indian surname is more often spelt ''
Duggal''.
Dugal is also a surname of a Marathi family originally given by the rulers of the Peshwa dynasty meaning the third line people in the war.
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