Daigle
A French surname most likely descended from a place-name or an old local name, now especially familiar in French Canada and Louisiana.
The #2,566 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 21,922 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Daigle is a French surname, and its exact source is not fully certain from the evidence available. It is usually treated as a locational or habitational name, probably arising from a place-name or a regional topographic term in northern France. The surname may also reflect a local French form that was carried into Acadian communities and preserved there as a hereditary family name.
History
The name is strongly associated with Acadian and Québécois families, and it became well established in North America after French settlement in eastern Canada. Many Daigle families later moved into Louisiana and other parts of the United States, which helps explain its concentration in French-descended communities today. Because the name is relatively regional, it is less common in France itself than in French-speaking North America.
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Fun fact
Daigle is one of several French-Canadian surnames that became especially visible in Louisiana after Acadian migration in the 18th century.