Donaughy Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Donaughy Surname Definition:

Mac Donnchaidh A variant in Tyrone and Derry of MacDonagh. IF 123

Donaughy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Donaughy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Donnchaidh A variant in Tyrone and Derry of MacDonagh. IF 123

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Donaughy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donaughy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donaughy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Donaughy is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Donaughy live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 67 percent live and New York, where 33 percent live.

Donaughy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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