Donahoo Surname

197,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Donahoo Surname Definition:

A corruption of the Irish name O'Donohogue.

Donahoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9931:181,86618,168
Australia1221:221,27621,136
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3921:128,10912,343

Donahoo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of the Irish name O'Donohogue.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Donahoo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donahoo is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donahoo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 197,424th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,435,901 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Donahoo live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Donahoo is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,993 people, or 1 in 181,866. In The United States Donahoo is most common in: California, where 10 percent reside, Alabama, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Donahoo exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Donahoo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Donahoo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donahoo surname expanded 508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donahoo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Donahoo last name are 31.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.68% registered with the political party.

Donahoo earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $45,043 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donnahoo93166/
Donhahoo930/
Dohnahoo930/
Donaho92907/
Donahoe864,900/
Donohoo861,018/
Dunahoo86817/
Donehoo86606/
Donihoo86336/
Donahou86255/
Danahoo8625/
Dinahoo863/
Doinaho861/
Donahio861/
Donahoa860/
Donnaho860/
Donaheo860/
Dunnahoo80323/
Donnahoe8081/
Donahoue8040/
Dennahoo801/
Donnahou801/
Donnehoo801/
Dounahou801/
Donnahoa800/
Donnohoo800/
Donihooe800/
Donohooe800/
Downahoe800/
Donuahoe800/
Donauhoe800/
Donoho772,953/
Donahe77143/
Donahy7748/
Danaho7734/
Donahu7712/
Donaha774/
Doneho772/
Doniho771/
Donahi771/
Dunaho770/
Donwahoue75213/
Donahough752/
Donwahoué751/
Donahue7145,869/
Donohoe7113,448/
Donahey71724/
Donwahi71223/
Dunahoe71191/
Donahay71167/
Denahou71136/
Donahee7193/
Dunihoo7135/
Donahie7134/
Dunehoo7119/
Daonaha7115/
Donaihi717/
Donayhy717/
Donnoho715/
Donahua713/
Donehou713/
Danahoe712/
Donahae712/
Donahyu712/
Donoahe712/
Donoaha712/
Donohoa711/
Denahoa711/
Donehoe711/
Donohou711/
Danahou711/
Danohoo711/
Dunahou711/
Donaheu711/
Donahye711/
Donauhe711/
Donnahough711/
Donuahe711/
Donnahu711/
Danyaho711/
Donohuo711/
Daneaho711/
Danahio711/
Deneaho711/
Doineho711/
Donohao710/
Donouho710/
Doneuho710/
Donahau710/
Donihoe710/
Donnahy710/
Downaha710/
Donnaha710/
Denahoe710/
de Naho710/
Donahea710/
Donuhoe710/
Dunahao710/
Danahoy710/
Dinahoe710/
Dunahoy710/
Doniahu710/
Dohnahe710/
Dunahuo710/
Danehoo710/
Donoheo710/
Dunnahoe67275/
Dunnihoo67252/
Donohoue67178/
Dunnehoo6758/
Donnahue6752/
Donnahee6752/
Donoahue6750/
Donahugh6748/
Donnahey6748/
Donhouahoue6734/
Tonahoua6713/
Donhahue676/
Donohoee674/
Dienahou674/
Donnahie673/
Donnohoe672/
Donahaue672/
Donahuea672/
Donaohue672/
Donahaye672/
Dan Yaho672/
Dnahi671/
Danahoue671/
Dannahoe671/
Dawonaha671/
Dunnahoa671/
Donahuee671/
Donahuey671/
Donauhue671/
Donohowe671/
Wdonahue671/
Tonahoue671/
Donoueho671/
Doneyaha671/
Dionahia671/
Donaheuy670/
Donnehoe670/
Dunnohoo670/
Doneahue670/
Dunnyhoo670/
Dunnaheo670/
Donouhoe670/
Donehoue670/
Donnahua670/
Donhoehy670/
Donnahay670/
Donayhue670/
Donnehou670/
Denahoue670/
Donnohou670/
Dunnahou670/
Denohooe670/
Dionahey670/
Donnihou670/
Donahuae670/
Downahue670/
Donnoiyao6366/
Danoaou571/

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Donahoo Reference & Research

O'Donoghue Society DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

O'Donoghue Society FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
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  • 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 Donahoo
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