English: from Middle English dole ‘portion of land’ (Old
English dal ‘share’, ‘portion’). The term could denote land
within the common field, a boundary mark, or a unit of area; so the
name may be of topographic origin or a status name.Irish: reduced and altered Anglicized form of
McDowell. Compare McDole.French (Dolé):
nickname for a troubled or anxious person, from Old French
dolé, past participle of doler ‘to regret’ (Latin
dolere ‘to hurt’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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