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

The last name Donnally occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Donnally? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 568,972nd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. This last name is mostly found 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 commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 31 people.

The surname Donnally is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 503 people, or 1 in 720,594. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Donnally is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Donnally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Donnally has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donnally surname 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 surname is chiefly Catholic (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States Donnally are 25.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.45% 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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