Donegan Surname

46,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Donegan Surname Definition:

= Donaghan, q.v.

Donegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6521:64,1297,511
Ireland1,8201:2,587487
England1,7061:32,6604,343
Australia6981:38,6765,023
Northern Ireland3641:5,069960
Canada2601:141,71414,582
Scotland2171:24,6722,711
Jamaica1361:21,1031,811
Wales901:34,3843,434
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Isle of Man271:3,179679
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
India71:109,580,769786,157
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France41:16,605,680368,153
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,4791:2,995564
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:118,90411,373
Scotland811:46,2133,298
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8271:60,7246,682

Donegan (20) may also be a first name.

Donegan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Donaghan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Donnagáin The name of several unrelated septs. See Map. Sometimes used as a synonym of the Offaly name Dunican (Ó Duanachain).

IF 104, MIF 204; Map Cork, Mon and Tip

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the little, brown man; grandson of little Donn (brown).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Donegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donegan (Marathi: डॉनेगन, Russian: Донеган) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donegan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 46,510th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 653,826 people. The surname Donegan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Donegan reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Donegan is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

The last name Donegan is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,652 people, or 1 in 64,129. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent live, Tennessee, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States Donegan exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 16 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Donegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Donegan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Donegan last name expanded 683 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 123 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 832 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 268 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 692 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Donegan last name are 4.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Donegan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.19% more than the national average, earning R 413,940 per year; in United States they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $47,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $54,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Donegan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donegan in the Marathi language
डॉनेगनdonegana50
डॉनीगेनdonigena50
Donegan in the Russian language
Донеганdonegan-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Donegan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis