Donagher Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Donagher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donagher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3231:14,5791,669
United States861:4,214,639225,501
England451:1,238,17956,985
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2221:19,9542,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Donagher Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Donagher Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Donagher occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donagher? popularity and diffusion

The surname Donagher is the 639,219th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Donagher are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Donagher is most numerous in Ireland, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 14,579. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Leinster, where 63 percent live, Connaught, where 24 percent live and Ulster, where 13 percent live. Aside from Ireland Donagher occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Donagher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Donagher has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Donagher surname increased 145 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it increased 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donagher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Donagher surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Donagher surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.87% registered with the political party.

Donagher earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.13% more than the national average, earning $50,540 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Donagher
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