Donnally Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

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

Donnally Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Brown - Brave [Irish Donnghalach-donn, brown + the aspirated form of galach, brave]

Donnally Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5031:720,59456,697
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France31:22,140,907385,998
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Scotland231:162,7496,621
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4821:104,18810,499

Donnally (31) may also be a first name.

Donnally Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Brown - Brave [Irish Donnghalach-donn, brown + the aspirated form of galach, brave]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Donnally Last Name Facts

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

Donnally has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Donnally click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donnally? popularity and diffusion

The surname Donnally is the 568,972nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Donnally live; 93 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Donnally is also the 1,874,099th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 31 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 503 people, or 1 in 720,594. In The United States Donnally is most numerous in: Ohio, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Donnally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Donnally has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Donnally last name expanded 104 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donnally Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Donnally last name is predominantly Catholic (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Donnally surname are 25.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.45% being registered to vote for the party.

Donnally earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,770 USD per year.

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Donnally Reference & Research

Donnelly DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Donnelly FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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