View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

The surname Donghue is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Donghue is the 6,723,624^th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Donghue live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 33 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 33 percent reside and Somerset, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Ireland, where 13 percent reside.

Donghue Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Donghue has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Donghue surname declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Donghue Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.