Dingwall

English

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse þing (“assembly”) + vǫllr (“field, meadow”).

Proper noun

Dingwall (countable and uncountable, plural Dingwalls)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A town and royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH5558).
   2. A coastal community of Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dingwall is the 41959^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Dingwall is most common among White (75.48%) and Black/African American (16.99%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dingwall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 465.

Anagrams

• windgall