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

Donghue is found most frequently in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 6,723,624^th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Donghue live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

Donghue is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most prevalent in: Durham, where 33 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 33 percent are found and Somerset, where 33 percent are found. Outside of England Donghue exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Ireland, where 13 percent are found.

Donghue Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Donghue has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Donghue last name 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 holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.