Dowling is an Irish surname. It is an anglicised form representing two unrelated clans: 1 – Ó Dúnlaing, noted as one of the seven septs of

County Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...

, the ancestral home called ''Fearann ua n-Dúnlaing'' (O'Dowling's Country).Dowling family information and background
The Irish form of the name is Ní Dhúnlaing (unmarried female), Ó Dúnlaing (male) or

ean Ean may refer to: People * Ean Campbell (1856–1921), Anglican bishop in the early 20th century * Ean Elliot Clevenger, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter * Ean Evans (1960–2009), bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd from 2001 until his death ...

Uí Dhúnlaing (married female). 2 – Ó Dubhlainn, a minor family of

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, represented by Richard William Dowling (1838–1867), American Confederate officer.

List of people surnamed Dowling

Alexandra Dowling Alexandra Dowling (born 1990), is an English actress best known for her lead role as Queen Anne in the BBC One historical action drama series ''The Musketeers'', which is based on the characters in ''The Three Musketeers'' by Alexandre Dumas. S ...

(born 1990), English actress *

Ann Dowling Dame Ann Patricia Dowling (born 15 July 1952) is a British mechanical engineer who researches combustion, acoustics and vibration, focusing on efficient, low-emission combustion and reduced road vehicle and aircraft noise. Dowling is a Deput ...

(born 1952), British mechanical engineer * Austin Dowling (1868–1930), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *

Bairbre Dowling Bairbre Dowling (born Barbara Patricia Dowling; 27 March 1953 – 20 January 2016) was an Irish actress. She appeared in films, frequently on the American stage and on US TV as well as in Irish productions. Early life Dowling was born in Dubl ...

(1953–2016), Irish actress * Bartholomew Dowling (1823–1863) Irish poet * Brian Dowling (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **

Brian Dowling (presenter) Brian Patrick Robert Dowling (born 13 June 1978) is an Irish television presenter. He rose to fame after winning the second series of reality series '' Big Brother'', and went on to win ''Ultimate Big Brother'' in 2010. In 2007, he came third ...

(born 1978), Irish television presenter ** Brian Dowling (American football) (born 1947), American football player ** Brian Dowling (hurler) (born 1983), Irish hurler *

Bridget Dowling Bridget Elizabeth Hitler, née Dowling (alternative Brigid Elisabeth, or Cissie) (3 July 1891 – 18 November 1969), was Adolf Hitler's sister-in-law via her marriage to Alois Hitler, Jr. She was the mother of Alois Hitler's son William Patric ...

(1891–1969), Irish sister-in-law of Adolf Hitler * Camila Vallejo Dowling, (born 1988), Chilean deputy congresswoman * Constance Dowling (1920–1969), American model and actress *

Dan Dowling Dan Dowling (1906–1993) was an American cartoonist. His work was published in the ''New York Herald Tribune'', the ''Omaha World Herald'', and the ''Kansas City Star''. Some of his work can be seen at the Brooklyn Museum The Brooklyn Museum ...

(1906–1993), American cartoonist * Dereck Dowling (1914–2003), South African cricketer *

Dick Dowling Richard Dowling (born 12 December 1938) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1982 to 1987. He also served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from May to November ...

(born 1938), Irish politician *

Eddie Dowling Eddie Dowling (born Joseph Nelson Goucher; December 11, 1889Date and year of birth as per baptismal records of Precious Blood church, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, where Dowling was christened — February 18, 1976) was an American actor, director, ...

(1889–1976), American actor, director, and producer *

Edward J. Dowling Edward J. Dowling (born December 8, 1875 in New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Dowling was a member of the New York State Senate (19th D.) from 1917 to 1920, sitting in the 140th, 141st, 142nd and 143rd N ...

(born 1875, date of death unknown), New York politician *

Garry Dowling Garry William Dowling (7 November 1952 – 5 March 1983) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. Playing career He played eight seasons of club football and 113 first grade games for Canterbur ...

, Australian rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s *

Gerard Dowling (cricketer) Gerard Dowling (born 10 November 1964) is an Australian former cricketer. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1991 and 1992. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers This is a list of Victoria first-class ...

(born 1964), Australian cricketer *

Graham Dowling Graham Thorne Dowling (born 4 March 1937) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 39 Test matches and captained New Zealand in 19 of them. He led New Zealand to its first victory in a Test series, against Pakistan in November 1969. He wa ...

(born 1937), New Zealand cricketer of the 1960s and 1970s * Greg Dowling (born 1959), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s * Sir James Dowling (1787–1844), English-born Australian jurist *

Jane Dowling Irene Mary Dowling (6 December 1925 – 6 February 2023), better known as Jane Dowling, was a British artist. Biography Dowling was born in London and while studying for a degree at St Anne's College, Oxford between 1943 and 1946 also studied a ...

(1925–2023), British artist *

Jerry Dowling Jerry Dowling is a Canadian-born American cartoonist who has also worked in newspaper illustration. He received the National Cartoonists Society Newspaper Illustration Award in 1994 for his work. Dowling worked for ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'' fro ...

, American cartoonist *

Jim Dowling Jim Dowling is a self-declared human rights, free speech and anti-war activist from Brisbane, Australia. Together with fellow Catholic Worker activists, Ciaron O'Reilly and Angela Jones, he founded the West End Catholic Worker community in Bri ...

, Australian Catholic activist * Joan Dowling (1928–1954), English character actress * Joe Dowling (born 1948), American theater director * John Dowling (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jonathan Dowling Jonathan P. Dowling (3 April 1955 – 5 June 2020) was an Irish-American researcher and professor in theoretical physics, known for his work on quantum technology, particularly for exploiting quantum entanglement (in the form of a NOON state) f ...

, Irish-American quantum physicist *

Joseph Dowling Joseph Dowling (2 February 1922 – 31 May 2014) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. An auctioneer before entering politics, Dowling was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constitu ...

(1922–2014), Irish Fianna Fáil politician * Kevin Dowling (disambiguation), multiple people, including: ** Kevin Dowling (bishop) (born 1944), South African Roman Catholic bishop ** Kevin Dowling (darts player) (born 1965), English darts player ** Kevin Dowling (director), American film and television director and producer *

Lesley Rae Dowling Lesley Rae Dowling is a South African singer-songwriter. Music Lesley Rae Dowling was discovered in Stellenbosch in 1980 by artist manager Paddy Lee Thorpe. She released her first single (''The Spaniard / Grips of Emotion'') and album (''Lesley ...

, South African singer *

Levi H. Dowling Levi H. Dowling (18 May 1844 – 13 August 1911) was an American preacher who authored ''The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ'' (1908). Life He was born in Bellville, Ohio. His father, of Scots and Welsh descent, was a pioneer preacher among ...

(1844–1911), American preacher and author * Otto Dowling (1881–1946), American Navy captain and Governor of American Samoa *

Owen Dowling Owen Douglas Dowling (1934 – 2008) was an Anglican bishop in Australia. Dowling was educated at Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne. He was a secondary school teacher until 1959. He was ordained in 1960 and was a curate at ...

(1934-2008), Australian Anglican bishop *

Patrick J. Dowling Patrick Joseph A. Dowling, CBE FRS (born 1939) is an Irish engineer and educationalist. Early life He was born in Sandymount, Dublin and educated at University College Dublin, graduating in 1960 with a degree in civil engineering. Career ...

(1939–2023), Irish engineer and educationalist *

Phil Dowling Phil Dowling (born 22 June 1967) is a New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 ...

(born 1967), New Zealand curler * Richard Dowling (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **

Richard W. Dowling Richard William "Dick" Dowling (baptized 14 January 1837 – 23 September 1867) was an Irish-born artillery officer of the Confederate States Army who achieved distinction as commander at the battle of Sabine Pass (1863), the most one-side ...

(1838–1867), Confederate officer in American Civil War ** Richard Dowling (writer) (1846–1898), Irish novelist *

Roy Dowling Vice Admiral Sir Roy Russell Dowling, (28 May 1901 – 15 April 1969) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). He served as Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), the RAN's highest-ranking position, from 1955 until 1959 ...

(1901–1969), Australian naval admiral *

Seán Dowling Seán Anthony Dowling (born 10 June 1978) is an Irish retired hurler who played for Kilkenny Championship club O'Loughlin Gaels. He played for the Kilkenny senior hurling team for five seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right ...

(born 1978), Irish hurler *

Shane Dowling Shane Dowling (born 16 June 1954) is a former Australian politician. He was mayor of South Melbourne from 1989 to 1991 and mayor of Geelong from December 2004 to November 2005. Dowling is a former police officer, rising to become an inspector i ...

(born 1954), Australian politician * Terry Dowling (born 1947), Australian writer * Tom Dowling (disambiguation), multiple people *

Vera Strodl Dowling Vera Elsie Strodl Dowling (16 July 1918 – 11 January 2015) was a Danish pilot who gained fame in the Second World War as the only Scandinavian woman to fly for the RAF's Air Transport Auxiliary. Later, based in Alberta, Canada, she instructed pi ...

(1918–2015), Danish pilot *

Victor J. Dowling Victor James Dowling (July 20, 1866 – March 23, 1934) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was born on July 20, 1866, in New York City. He attended parochial schools and De La Salle Institute, and graduated from Manhatt ...

(1866–1934), American judge and politician *

Vincent Dowling Vincent Gerard Dowling (7 September 1929 – 9 May 2013) was an Irish actor and director. Ireland Dowling was born in Dublin and educated at St Mary's College and Rathmines College of Commerce. He came to prominence in the 1950s for his role ...

(1929–2013), Irish actor and director * William Dowling (disambiguation), multiple people

References

* ''The Surnames of Ireland'', Edward McLysaght, Dublin, 1978 * ''The Dowlings or Doolans of Carricknaughton,

Athlone Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of ...

'', Eamonn Dowling, Journal of the Irish Family History Society, volume 25, pp. 93–96, 2009 * ''Gaelic Personal Names'', Ó Corráin, D. & Maguire, F., Dublin, 1980. Republished as ''Irish Names'', Dublin. Lilliput, 1990 * ''An Sloinnteoir Gaeilge & an tAinmneoir'', Ó Droighneáin, M. & Ó Murchú, M.A., Dublin, 1991. * ''Guild of One-Name Studies:- Dowling One-Name Study'' https://www.dowling.one-name.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Dowling (Surname) Surnames Anglicised Irish-language surnames Surnames of Irish origin