American Family Name Origins:
O'Driscoll
Frequency: (530)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Irish (western Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEidirsceóil ‘descendant of the messenger’ (see Driscoll).
GIVEN NAMES: Irish 10%. Donal (3), Colm, Conor, Liam.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
