Donaghoe Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Donaghoe Surname User-submission:

The name Donner originally appeared in Gaelic as O Donnchadha, which means Donnchadh or 'son of Donagh'. The surname Donner was first found in County Kerry, part of the former County Desmond (14th-17th Centuries). Located in Southwestern Ireland, in Province Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

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Donaghoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Donaghoe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Donner originally appeared in Gaelic as O Donnchadha, which means Donnchadh or 'son of Donagh'. The surname Donner was first found in County Kerry, part of the former County Desmond (14th-17th Centuries). Located in Southwestern Ireland, in Province Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

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Donaghoe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donaghoe is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donaghoe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Donaghoe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Donaghoe reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Donaghoe is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Donaghoe is primarily found in: Florida, where 100 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 50 percent are found.

Donaghoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donaghoe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Donaghoe surname contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donaghoe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Donaghoe surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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