Donley Surname

46,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Donley Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Donnghal (brown valor); descendant of the dark-complexioned valiant man.

Donley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3501:35,0204,371
England2641:211,05318,115
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway71:734,61250,907
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2211:110,29610,827
Scotland371:101,1685,037
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4791:20,2582,560

Donley (733) may also be a first name.

Donley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Donnghal (brown valor); descendant of the dark-complexioned valiant man.

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

Donley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donley is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 46,316th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 651,139 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Donley live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 304,274th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 733 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,350 people, or 1 in 35,020. In The United States Donley is most common in: California, where 7 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Donley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Donley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donley last name grew 418 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Donley last name is chiefly Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Donley last name are 18.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Donley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.02% less than the national average, earning R 130,644 per year; in United States they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $41,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning $52,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donnley9250/
Dounley9234/
Donloey925/
Donlley922/
Donleey921/
Donliey921/
Donleoy920/
Donle91273/
Donly91199/
Donelley8676/
Donnlley865/
Danley835,716/
Dunley83643/
Donlea83122/
Donlay8383/
Donlee8346/
Dhonle8336/
Donloe8329/
Domley833/
Donloy833/
Donnly833/
Dounle833/
Donlye832/
Donleu832/
Donlei832/
Dhonly831/
Donler831/
Donlie831/
Donliy830/
Donlly830/
Donnle830/
Donlet830/
Donhly830/
Donnelley80695/
Donnilley800/
Dounilley800/
Dounelley800/
Donelly77984/
Donelle77339/
Dannley7711/
Donnlly778/
Dunlley773/
Daunley773/
Doonler773/
Donlaya772/
Dohnlee771/
Dhonliy771/
Donlett771/
Dunnley771/
Duinley770/
Doomley770/
Danlley770/
Donilly770/
Domnler770/
Donllay770/
Dahnley770/
Donla73886/
Danly73468/
Danle73464/
Domle73190/
Donli73142/
Dunle736/
Dunly733/
Donnelly7198,301/
Donnelle7144/
Donielle7115/
Danelley7114/
Donelles717/
Domnelly713/
Donnille712/
Doonelly712/
Doenelle711/
Donaelle711/
Dongilly711/
Dounelly711/
Donellie711/
Dohnelly711/
Doneller711/
Donnilly710/
Donielly710/
Donlouie710/
Donuelly710/
Donellay710/
Donlahue710/
Dannlley710/
Dunlahey710/
Donellee710/
Dunlea671,614/
Danler67926/
Danloy67680/
Dunlay67598/
Dounla67534/
Dannelley67484/
Danleu67135/
Donėla67124/
Domler6794/
Domlay6791/
Donlou6769/
Damley6758/
Danlay6755/
Dhanle6752/
Domleu6751/
Donloi6744/
Danles6743/
Danloe6734/
Dannly6729/
Dunlee6728/
Donlap6728/
Donlas6726/
Daunle6719/
Danlie6719/
Danlly6718/
Danielley6714/
Dounli6712/
Donlad6711/
Doumle6710/
Danlée6710/
Dunloy679/
Dunler678/
Danlee676/
Dunlep676/
Dhunle676/
Danleh675/
Dhonli675/
Donlau675/
Donlis675/
Donlli674/
Dunlet674/
Donlai674/
Donnnelly673/
Donlla673/
Donnellly673/
Danlet673/
Danliy673/
Donlat672/
Donnellie672/
Dhomle672/
Danlei672/
Danlya672/
Donloa672/
Donneelly671/
Dhonla671/
Dannle671/
Dunliy671/
Dunlei671/
Domlep671/
Donnellyy671/
Donlia671/
Donnelluy671/
Danngliey671/
Dunlhe671/
Dunlly671/
Duonla671/
Danlue671/
Donlah671/
Domlee671/
Domles670/
Danlea670/
Danlle670/
Dannilley670/
Daunly670/
Dumley670/
Danluy670/
Donnielly670/
Donneller670/
Donnelleu670/
Danellley670/
Dunnly670/

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Donley Reference & Research

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Donley
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