The Daigle surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,084 people carried this name — #2,566 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 13,784 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Daigle surname
A surname transferred from the nickname, mostly common in Quebec.
From d'aigle (“of the eagle”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Daigle» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 88 people named Daigle.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Oise.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Daigle in American newspapers,
1914–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,446 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Daigle,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Daigle 1831–1908 · politician -
Marie Josephe Daigle 1769–1840
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Donat Daigle 1866–2000 · politician
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Armand Daigle 1892–1957 · businessperson
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Joyce Olive Ethel Daigle 1916–2003
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Jean Daigle 1925–2021 · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Daigle.
When the index is not enough
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