Dagnall

English

Etymology

From the unattested genitive form of the Old English personal name *Dagga + healh (“nook, corner, angle”).

Proper noun

Dagnall (countable and uncountable, plural Dagnalls)

1. A village in Edlesborough parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9965).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dagnall is the 121590^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 142 individuals. Dagnall is most common among White (93.66%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dagnall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 402.