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*[[Alice Vibert Douglas]] 91894-1988), Canadian astronomer and the first Canadian woman to become an astrophysicist
*[[A.S. Douglas]] (1921–2010), British professor of computer science
*[[A.S. Douglas]] (1921–2010), British professor of computer science
*[[John William Douglas]] (1814–1905), English entomologist
*[[John William Douglas]] (1814–1905), English entomologist

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For the Scottish family of Douglas see Earl of Douglas, Earl of Angus or House of Douglas
Douglas
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Meaningblack stream
Region of originScotland
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Douglas (occasionally spelled Douglass) is a common surname of Scottish origin, thought to derive from the Gaelic dubh glas, meaning "black stream". There are numerous places in Scotland from which the surname is derived. The surname has developed into the given name Douglas. Douglas is a habitational name, which could be derived from any of the many places so-named. While there are numerous places with this name in Scotland, it is thought, in most cases, to refer to Douglas, South Lanarkshire, which was once the stronghold of Clan Douglas.[2] The Scottish Gaelic form of the given name is Dùbhghlas; the Irish language form it is Dúghlas,[3] and Dubhghlas, which are pronounced Irish pronunciation: [duːɣləs].[4] According to George Fraser Black, in southern Argyllshire the surname is an Anglicised form of the surnames MacLucas, MacLugash (which are derived from the Gaelic Mac Lùcais).[5]

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Counts Douglas in continental Europe

Field Marshal Robert Douglas was firstly created baron, and then count, in Sweden. His main fief was the town of Skänninge, and his wife brought in the estate where they had the manor of Stjernorp erected. His descendants generally continued to reside in Sweden, some offshoots to Russia, Germany etc. The head of the house received in 1848 the title of Count (count of the entail of Mühlhausen) also in peerage of the Grand Duchy of Baden. The main lineage did not produce long-lasting branches (except the Russian branch, a few generations), until the riksmarskalk of Sweden (High Marshal), Count Ludvig Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the late 1800s, had several sons and yet more grandsons. Branches starting from his sons and so:

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References

  1. ^ British surnames - origin
  2. ^ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 6 April 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Douglas".
  3. ^ Coghlan, Ronan (1979), Irish Christian names: an A-Z of first names, Johnston and Bacon, p. 42
  4. ^ Norman, Teresa (2003), A World of Baby Names (Revised ed.), Perigee, p. 287, ISBN 978-0-399-52894-1
  5. ^ Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, New York: New York Public Library, pp. 217–218
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