Donaughue Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Donaughue 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.
Read More About This SurnameDonaughue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Donaughue 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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Donaughue Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Donaughue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Donaughue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Donaughue has its highest incidence in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Donaughue? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Donaughue reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Donaughue is most common in: Hampshire, where 100 percent live. Beside England Donaughue occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Donaughue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Donaughue has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Donaughue surname contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Donaughue Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Donaughue surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donaghue | 94 | 1,690 | / |
| Donughue | 94 | 1 | / |
| Donoughue | 89 | 111 | / |
| Donaughee | 89 | 35 | / |
| Donnaghue | 89 | 2 | / |
| Donanghue | 89 | 0 | / |
| Donahghue | 89 | 0 | / |
| Donaughey | 89 | 0 | / |
| Donaghoue | 89 | 0 | / |
| Donague | 88 | 8 | / |
| Donoughoue | 84 | 0 | / |
| Donoghue | 82 | 16,480 | / |
| Donaghie | 82 | 87 | / |
| Donangue | 82 | 17 | / |
| Donaghoe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Donaghee | 82 | 2 | / |
| Dounague | 82 | 1 | / |
| Donhague | 82 | 1 | / |
| Donaguey | 82 | 1 | / |
| Donaghau | 82 | 1 | / |
| Donagaue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Donaghuy | 82 | 0 | / |
| Donaghae | 82 | 0 | / |
| Donaghou | 82 | 0 | / |
| Donnaghie | 78 | 5 | / |
| Donnoghue | 78 | 3 | / |
| Donhaghey | 78 | 2 | / |
| D'Onaghey | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dounoghue | 78 | 1 | / |
| Donnaghey | 78 | 1 | / |
| Donoghhue | 78 | 1 | / |
| Donoghoue | 78 | 0 | / |
| Dounaghoe | 78 | 0 | / |
| Dononghue | 78 | 0 | / |
| Donoughie | 78 | 0 | / |
| Donoughoe | 78 | 0 | / |
| Donoughey | 78 | 0 | / |
| Donogue | 75 | 24 | / |
| Donaque | 75 | 22 | / |
| Danague | 75 | 10 | / |
| Donagey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Donagae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Donaghay | 71 | 71 | / |
| Donougou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Donagaye | 71 | 7 | / |
| Danangue | 71 | 5 | / |
| Donohgue | 71 | 5 | / |
| Donohque | 71 | 4 | / |
| Donoghve | 71 | 2 | / |
| Donighey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donoguhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donoghou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donahgey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donagahy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donyegue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dangague | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donoghui | 71 | 0 | / |
| Danoghue | 71 | 0 | / |
| Danaghey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Donoghey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Donnacuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donoghuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donnoghey | 67 | 0 | / |
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