The Douglas surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 96,425 people carried this name — #286 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,800 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 160 people named Douglas.
40 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
85 people named Douglas live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Douglas,
with a public archive behind them.
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William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus 1398–1437 · aristocrat -
Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll 1574–1607 -
William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton 1582–1648 · politician -
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton 1635–1692 · military officer -
George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton 1662–1738 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 211 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Douglas.
When the index is not enough
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