When Betty Doel was born in April 1783, in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, her father, William Doel, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Raines, was 36.
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English (mainly Wiltshire): nickname from Middle English dole (Old English dol) ‘dull, slow witted’, identical and exchangeable with Dull (see Dill ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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