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Douglas Family History & Genealogy

33,195 biographies and 96 photos with the Douglas last name. Discover the family history, nationality, origin and common names of Douglas family members.

Douglas Last Name History & Origin

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The Douglas family originated in Scotland (but it may actually be of Flemish origin, but there is no hard documentary proof), with the first known Douglas, William Douglas (bef. 1157 - abt. 1214). He would have many descendants, and together they would become one of the most ennobled families in what is now the United Kingdom. The current heir to head of the family of Douglas is His Grace Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, the 16th Duke of Hamilton, but he needs to assume the singular name Douglas before he can do so.

It is important to note that not all people of the name are descendants of the noble line, because many people in Scotland took up the surname of their Lord when swearing allegiance to them in exchange for protection. Sometimes, these people might become knights in the service of their Lord and be called to battle, and they might even become a Lord themselves. Some families might also take the surname Douglas from their wife's maiden name, especially if the wife was part of the noble line.

In the United States, the name Douglas also appears in the Black population. There were some Douglases who ended up becoming slave masters, and some of them assigned their surname to the slaves, not to mention that undoubtedly some were actually the children of the master and a slave. It was also not uncommon for ex-slaves to use the surname of their ex-master by choice. Frederick Douglass also played a part in the relative commonality of the name in Black families, changing his name from Frederick Bailey to Frederick Douglass after a friend recommended it because of the poem Lady of the Lake by Scott. Many Black people were inspired by him and so changed their surname to Douglas as a result.

Name Origin

The surname Douglas is a Scottish locational surname from Lanarkshire which means "Black Water" or "Black Stream".

Spellings & Pronunciations

Dawglas, Dawglass, Dawgless, Dawgliss, Dogles, Douglas, Douglase, Douglass, Dougles, Dougless, Douglis, Dougliss, Douglles, Dowglas, Dubhghlas, Dueglas, Duglas, Duglass, Dugless, Dugliss, Dulglace, Dulglas, Dulglass, Dulgless, Dulgliss, Duueglas

Nationality & Ethnicity

Scottish

Famous People named Douglas

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Early Douglases

These are the earliest records we have of the Douglas family.

Hugh Douglas was born in 1294 at Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, and died at age 48 years old in 1342 at Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hugh Douglas "The Dull" Douglas.
John Douglas was born circa 1766 in Henrico County, VA. John Douglas got married to Elizabeth Going. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Douglas.
Ann Douglas 4th Great grandmother
Anna Murray Douglass was an American abolitionist, member of the Underground Railroad, and the first wife of American social reformer and statesman Frederick Douglass, from 1838 to her death.
Jerusha (Rosenberger) Douglas was born in 1820 in Canada, and died at age 85 years old on April 2, 1906 in Kansas United States.
William Douglas was born circa 1820 in Spafford, Onondaga County, New York United States. He was married to Jerusha (Rosenberger) Douglas, and had a child John Henry Douglas. William Douglas died at age 76 years old on July 13, 1897 in Leon, Butler County, KS, and was buried at Leon Cemetery in Leon. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Douglas.
Sophia Lucy (Douglas) Lavers of Hawthorn, City of Boroondara County, VIC Australia was born circa 1826. She was married to Frederick Samuel Lavers, and had children Charles Frederick Lavers and Alice Daisy Lavers. Sophia Lavers died at age 61 years old on November 11, 1888 at Hawthorn Victoria, Australia in Hawthorn.
Allen Douglas
Allen Douglas was born on November 13, 1832. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Allen Douglas.
Margaret (Douglas) Craig of Kyneton, Macedon Ranges Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1836 in Bankfoot, Perth and Kinross County, Scotland United Kingdom. She was married to William Craig, and had children Edward Craig, Catherine Jane (Craig) Else, Janet Mair Craig, Margaret Douglas Craig, Ann Craig, Mary Craig, and James Craig. Margaret Craig died at age 82 years old on October 14, 1919 in Woodend, Macedon Ranges Shire County, VIC Australia.
Helen (Pitts)
Helen (Pitts) Douglas was born in 1838 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York United States. She was married to Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey in 1884, and died at age 65 years old in 1903. Helen Douglas was buried at Washington D.C., DC, U.S. in Washington, District of Columbia County, DC. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Helen (Pitts).
Tabitha (Douglas) Blunkall was born in 1839. Tabitha Blunkall was married to George Washington Blunkall on October 14, 1855 in Davidson County, Tennessee United States, and died at age 41 years old in 1880. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Tabitha (Douglas ) Blunkall .

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Robin Lynn Douglas was born on June 28, 1953 in New York City, New York County, New York United States. Robin Douglas was married to Ross Simon Douglas on May 27, 1990 in Puerto Rico, and they were together until Ross' death on March 20, 2023 in Point Roberts, Whatcom County, Washington. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robin Lynn Douglas.
Ross Simon Douglas was born on February 22, 1951 in Vancouver, Metro Vancouver County, BC Canada. He was married to Robin Lynn Douglas on May 27, 1990 in Puerto Rico, and they were together until Ross' death on March 20, 2023 in Point Roberts, Whatcom County, Washington United States. Ross Douglas was buried at Cremated. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ross Simon Douglas.
Mi'Kieshia M Douglas of Memphis, Tennessee United States was born on March 17, 1997 to Sharon D Walls. Mi'Kieshia Douglas has siblings Ashley L Walls and Kiarria M Walls. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mi'Kieshia M Douglas.
Shirley Douglas was born on April 2, 1934. She was married to Donald Sutherland in 1966 and they later divorced in May 1970. She had children Kiefer Sutherland and Rachel Sutherland. Shirley Douglas died at age 86 years old on April 5, 2020. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Shirley Douglas.
Leland Cleveland Douglas Sr. was born in July 1943 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas United States. Leland Douglas was married to Mary Ann (Juanita) Douglas, and has a child Leland Cleveland Douglas Jr.. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leland Cleveland Douglas Sr..
Leland Cleveland Douglas Jr. of 43 County, TX was born on September 23, 1963 in Beaumont, Jefferson County to Leland Cleveland Douglas Sr. and Mary Ann (Juanita) Douglas. He married Ara A. (Morris) Douglas on January 1, 1984 in Jefferson County. He also married Veronica R. (Gusky) Douglas on October 12, 2001 in 43 County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leland Cleveland Douglas Jr..
Mary Ann (Juanita) Douglas was born on November 13, 1944 in Texas City, Texas United States. She was married to Leland Cleveland Douglas Sr., and had a child Leland Cleveland Douglas Jr.. Mary Douglas died at age 74 years old on December 30, 2018 in Beaumont. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Ann (Juanita) Douglas.
Ara A Douglas of TX was born circa 1966. She married Leland Cleveland Douglas Jr. on January 1, 1984 in Jefferson County United States. She also married Leland C. Douglas Jr on January 1, 1984 in Jefferson County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ara A. (Morris) Douglas.
Evelyn Elaine (Douglas) Alexander of Eldorado, in Hemet County, Riverside County was born circa 1947, and has a sister Barbara lee (Nichols). Evelyn Alexander was married to Earnest R. Alexander on June 10, 2005 in Harris County, TX, and has children Elaine K. (Scott) Kelly, Jacob Leopold crouch, Julie Elaine smith, and Julie Elaine Crouch.
Manford E Douglas of South Bend, St Joseph County, IN was born on October 6, 1912, and died at age 93 years old on November 19, 2005.
Canary Elizabeth Douglas of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on March 6, 1926, and died at age 84 years old on April 30, 2010.
Stephen Riley Douglas of Auburn, Placer County, California was born on January 6, 1937 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, and died at age 71 years old on January 3, 2009 in Auburn, Placer County.
Nathaniel Douglas is the father of Reginald Francis Douglas and Earl Douglas. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nathaniel Douglas.
Earl Douglas was born to Nathaniel Douglas, and has a brother Reginald Francis Douglas. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Earl Douglas.
Reginald Francis Douglas was born on September 13, 1919 to Nathaniel Douglas, and has a brother Earl Douglas. Reginald Douglas married Muriel M Pelkey, and has a child Reginald Nelson Douglas. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Reginald Francis Douglas .
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Reginald Nelson Douglas.
Brock Douglas was born to Sue E Ryan. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Brock Adam Douglas.
Marilyn L Douglas
Marilyn L Douglas was born to parents Ross E Douglas and Helen Mildred Huffman. She had a sister named Joan Mae Douglas (1933-1999). She was a lifelong resident of Dayton, Ohio. Growing up, she lived with her parents, and maternal grandparents in Dayton. In her 20's, Marilyn worked as a Photographer at "Thompson Store" in Dayton. There are no records of her marrying. On June 15, 2003, Marilyn Douglas passed away in Dayton, Ohio.
Jill French Douglas was born on February 21, 1955 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee United States. Jill Douglas got married to Gerald Calvin Douglas in 1987 in Nashville, Davidson County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jill French Douglas.
Gerald Calvin Douglas was born on May 28, 1956 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio United States. Gerald Douglas got married to Jill French Douglas in 1987 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gerald Calvin Douglas.

Popular Douglas Biographies

Wade S Douglas
Wade Spencer Douglas was born on September 13, 1960 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA to parents James Pryor "Bo Peep" Douglas Jr (1921-1994) and Grace Patricia Taylor Douglas (1933-2014). He had four siblings including William Louis Douglas (1952-2012) and Linda Susan Douglas Cox (1953-1982). He moved to Florida around the 1980's and resided in Fort Pierce, Florida, USA. On July 5, 1984 in Miami-Dade, Florida he married Rebecca Diane Canterbury. The couple had two sons together and then later divorced on March 12, 1990.
Ethel Mae (Kincaide) Douglas
Ethel Mae (Kincaide) Douglas of Buffalo, Erie County, New York United States was born on February 6, 1941 in MS, and died at age 41 years old on April 21, 1982 in Buffalo, NY. Ethel Douglas was buried at 180 French Rd, in West Seneca.
Carmel C Douglas of Manteca, San Joaquin County, CA was born on November 16, 1910, and died at age 81 years old on June 26, 1992.
Anne Douglas was born on April 23, 1919 in Hanover, NDS Germany. She was married to Kirk Douglas on May 29, 1954 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States, and they were together until Issur's death on February 5, 2020 in Beverly Hills United States. She had children Peter Vincent Douglas and Eric Anthony Douglas. Anne Douglas died at age 102 years old on April 29, 2021 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anne Douglas.
Alice Marie (Douglas) Lex
Alice Marie Douglas was born in Carlton, Minnesota and was a resident of Minnesota her entire life. She died in Two Harbors, Minnesota less than a month before she would have turned 82 years old.
Joel Andrew Douglas was born on January 23, 1947 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Kirk Douglas and Diana Love Webster, and has a brother Michael Kirk Douglas. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joel Andrew Douglas.
Eric Anthony Douglas of Manhattan, New York County, New York United States was born on June 21, 1958 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA to Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens. He had a brother Peter Vincent Douglas. Eric Douglas died at age 46 years old on July 6, 2004 in Manhattan, New York County, NY, and was buried on July 12, 2004 at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary 1218 Glendon Ave., in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.
Frances  Stack Douglas
Frances (Stack) Douglas was born in 1896 in New York, New York United States, and died at age 92 years old in 1988 in Toronto, Toronto Division County, Ontario Canada.
Mildred E. (Douglas) MacPhail was born in 1889. She was in a relationship with Douglas Macphail, and had a child John Ashton Macphail. Mildred MacPhail died at age 77 years old in 1966. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mildred E. (Douglas) MacPhail.
Eva Faye Douglas McCcoy
Eva Faye (Douglas) Mccoy of Lebanon, Boone County, IN was born on August 15, 1911, and died at age 96 years old on November 17, 2007.
Kristen L Douglas
Kristen L Douglas was born on November 28, 1985 to Gerald J Douglas and Donia L (Steele) Douglas, and died at age 18 years old on December 3, 2003. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kristen L Douglas.
Michael Kirk Douglas was born on September 25, 1944 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Michael Kirk Douglas.
Michael Wayne Douglas Sr. was born on September 24, 1965 in East Saint Louis, St Clair County, Illinois United States to Gladys Mae (Stokes) Douglas and Louis Murriel "Merle" Douglas, Sr., and has siblings Louis Murriel Douglas, Jr., Mary Irene (Douglas) Noble-Talkington, and Richard Eugene Douglas. Michael Douglas married Tina (Dick) Douglas, and has a child Michael Wayne Douglas, Jr.. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Michael Wayne Douglas, Sr..
William O. Douglas
William O. Douglas was born on May 3, 1905. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William O. Douglas.
Nita Bracy Douglas is the child of Mary Opal Mattox (1881-1952) and Elbert Arnold Douglass (1878-1956). SHe was born on Sept 14, 1903 in Bradford, Florida. She had siblings Iva (born 1906), Essie (born 1910) and Xedrie Milton Douglass (19113-1997). They were raised in Palestine, Bradford, Florida, USA. She married Albert Berry (1900-1980) and had children Nettie Mae (1921-1998), Betty Jean (born 1930), and Alfred Earnest Berry (1935-2018). Her son Al was well known as the vice president of the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce and Florida Strawberry Festival director, and her daughter, Nettie Draughon, was the Plant City Manager. Nita moved to Plant City 78 years before her death and was a longtime member of the Plant City Church of Christ and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was well-known in the area, even though she never was much involved in community organizations or projects. Nita Berry passed away on March 18, 1996 in Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida at the National Health Care nursing home. See Nita B Berry: Obituary for more details on her family and life.
Olive May Douglas
Olive May (White) Douglas of Winona, Minnesota United States was born on October 12, 1894 in Carlton County. She was married to Kenneth Lorne Ross Douglas on January 12, 1914 in Duluth, St. Louis County, and they were together until Kenneth's death on February 27, 1964. She had a child Alice Marie (Douglas) Lex. Olive Douglas died at age 86 years old on July 29, 1981 in Winona County.
Peter Vincent Douglas was born on November 23, 1955 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States to Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens, and has a brother Eric Anthony Douglas. Peter Douglas married Lisa Marie Douglas on June 15, 1991 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, and has children Kelsey Anne Douglas, Tyler David Douglas, Ryan Peter Douglas, and Jason Kirk Douglas. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Peter Vincent Douglas.
Paul Douglas
Complete filmography P's and Cues (1935, Short) - Narrator Calling All Tars (1936, Short) - Semaphore Signalman (uncredited) Margin for Error (1943) - Policeman at Front Desk (uncredited) A Letter to Three Wives (1949) - Porter Hollingsway It Happens Every Spring (1949) - Monk Lanigan Everybody Does It (1949) - Leonard Borland aka Logan Bennett The Big Lift (1950) - Hank Kowalski Love That Brute (1950) - E.L. 'Big Ed' Hanley Panic in the Streets (1950) - Capt. Tom Warren Fourteen Hours (1951) - Police Officer Charlie Dunnigan The Guy Who Came Back (1951) - Harry Joplin Rhubarb (1951) - Man on Park Bench (uncredited) Angels in the Outfield (1951) - Aloysius X. 'Guffy' McGovern When in Rome (1952) - Joe Brewster Clash by Night (1952) - Jerry D'Amato We're Not Married! (1952) - Hector C. Woodruff Never Wave at a WAC (1953) - Andrew McBain Forever Female (1953) - E. Harry Phillips Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat (1954, Short) - Commentator Calling Scotland Yard: The Missing Passenger (1954, Short) - Commentator Calling Scotland Yard: The Final Twist (1954, Short) - Commentator Calling Scotland Yard: Present for a Bride (1954, Short) - Commentator Executive Suite (1954) - Josiah Walter Dudley The Maggie (1954) - Calvin B. Marshall - the American Calling Scotland Yard: The Javanese Dagger (1954, Short) - Commentator Calling Scotland Yard: The Sable Scarf (1954, Short) - Commentator Green Fire (1954) - Vic Leonard Joe MacBeth (1955) - Joe MacBeth The Gamma People (1956) - Mike Wilson The Leather Saint (1956) - Gus MacAuliffe The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) - Edward L. McKeever Born Yesterday (1956, TV Movie) - Harry Brock This Could Be the Night (1957) - Rocco Beau James (1957) - Chris Nolan Fortunella (1958) - Professor Golfiero Paganica Suspicion (TV series) (1958) - Comfort for the Grave - Vincente Polito The Mating Game (1959) - Pop Larkin Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) - Touche - Bill Fleming "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1959) - as himself
Kenneth Lorne Ross Douglas
Kenneth Lorne Ross Douglas was an immigrant from Ontario, Canada to Minnesota, USA. He was born in 1892, arrived in the United States in 1904, and died in Minnesota in 1964.

Douglas Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Douglas family member is 71.0 years old according to our database of 32,997 people with the last name Douglas that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

71.0 years

Oldest Douglases

These are the longest-lived members of the Douglas family on AncientFaces.

Susie Douglas of Xenia, Greene County, Ohio was born on February 12, 1872, and died at age 115 years old in January 1988.
115 years
David Douglas was born on April 1, 1863, and died at age 114 years old in September 1977. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Douglas.
114 years
Nancy Douglas of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX was born on April 4, 1896, and died at age 111 years old on March 17, 2008.
111 years
Hope Douglas of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky was born on April 7, 1869, and died at age 110 years old in November 1979.
110 years
Juanita E Douglas of Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on January 21, 1888, and died at age 108 years old on December 22, 1996.
108 years
Marjory S Douglas of Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on April 7, 1890, and died at age 108 years old on May 14, 1998.
108 years
Georgia Douglas of Dana Point, Orange County, CA was born on August 30, 1898, and died at age 106 years old on May 14, 2005.
106 years
Eula M Douglas of Kankakee, Kankakee County, IL was born on February 26, 1888, and died at age 107 years old on March 14, 1995.
107 years
Mary Douglas of East Bend, Yadkin County, North Carolina was born on August 25, 1872, and died at age 107 years old in December 1979.
107 years
James B Douglas of West Bloomfield, Oakland County, MI was born on June 8, 1888, and died at age 107 years old on August 6, 1995.
107 years
Mary Douglas of Red Oak, Nash County, North Carolina was born on February 15, 1879, and died at age 107 years old in May 1986.
107 years
Frank Douglas of Red Bank, Monmouth County, NJ was born on April 9, 1860, and died at age 107 years old in April 1967.
106 years
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I am searching for a Helen Douglas and her husband David Douglas. Both living in Pontiac MI
The National Park Service's Soldiers and Sailors Database of the American Civil War lists 1296 Douglas in the Union Army, and 1280 Douglas in the Confederate Army. This is only an approximation because the site also lists people with the first name Douglas, but it does give a general idea.

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