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Where Does The Last Name Donegal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Donegal has its highest incidence in Jamaica. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donegal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Donegal is the 786,896^th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Donegal live; 43 percent live in Caribbean and 43 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,874,099^th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Donegal is most commonly occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 18,516. In Jamaica it is mostly found in: Middlesex County, where 56 percent are found, Surrey County, where 43 percent are found and Cornwall County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Jamaica this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 21 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Donegal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Donegal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donegal surname expanded 1,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donegal Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Donegal surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Donegal earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $36,173 USD per year.