Donelon Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Donelon Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of little Domhnall (world mighty).

Donelon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Ireland1071:44,0093,343
England911:612,28636,401
Wales151:206,30213,003
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1751:25,3142,729
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Donelon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of little Domhnall (world mighty).

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

Donelon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donelon occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Donelon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donelon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Donelon is the 603,653rd most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,178,105 people. The surname Donelon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Donelon live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Donelon is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 1,254,183. In The United States Donelon is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 18 percent live, Louisiana, where 15 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 21 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Donelon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Donelon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Donelon surname increased 705 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 39 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 569 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donelon Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Donelon surname are 10.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.41% being registered to vote for the party.

Donelon earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,269 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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