Donnan Surname

118,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,893 people bear this surname

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

Donnan Surname Definition:

A Wigtownshire surname, from Irish O'Donnain, 'descendant of Donndn,' diminutive of donn, brown, = English 'brownie.' Agnes Donnan in Whithorn, 1798 (Wigtown). See also Macilldonane.

Donnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2771:283,83626,413
Australia9361:28,8423,902
Northern Ireland5411:3,410673
England4251:131,10112,983
Canada3011:122,41112,833
Scotland2191:24,4472,695
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Wales201:154,72710,755
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Grenada11:108,5351,793
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3951:11,2151,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1161:32,2692,684
England441:553,98629,025
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:169,08615,270

Donnan (243) may also be a first name.

Donnan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Wigtownshire surname, from Irish O'Donnain, 'descendant of Donndn,' diminutive of donn, brown, = English 'brownie.' Agnes Donnan in Whithorn, 1798 (Wigtown). See also Macilldonane.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Don(n (Celtic), q.v. + the Irish diminutive suff. -án.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Donnáin This name belongs to Co. Down, but is often confused with Doonan (q.v.). SIF 56

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Donnan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donnan is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donnan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 118,137th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,871,961 people. Donnan is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Donnan reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 573,164th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 243 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,277 people, or 1 in 283,836. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 24 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

Donnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donnan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Donnan surname rose 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 966 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donnan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Donnan surname is primarily Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Donnan last name are 11.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Donnan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.12% less than the national average, earning R 94,776 per year; in United States they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $47,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $52,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donnang9257/
Dongnan9254/
Donnain927/
Donnant926/
Dounnan921/
Donnane921/
Donnean921/
Donnand920/
Donngan920/
Doonnan920/
Donnnan920/
Donan911,940/
Donnaint86386/
Dongnang8670/
Dounnang8650/
Dongnaan8650/
Donnatin8646/
Dounnant861/
Donnahan860/
Dosennan860/
Doonan833,407/
Donant83659/
Donang83550/
Donnon83333/
Dannan83321/
Dunnan83224/
Dounan83214/
Dongan83141/
Donand83117/
Donhan8397/
Domnan8390/
Donnam8347/
Dohnan8336/
Donane8329/
Dhonan8313/
Dotnan839/
Dognan836/
Donean834/
Dosnan834/
Donaan831/
Donann831/
Doenan830/
Doynan830/
Doinan830/
Doungnang802/
Dounane77394/
Dannang77282/
Doongan77279/
Dannane77142/
Dangnan77122/
Dounang7798/
Donandt7736/
Duongan7729/
Doungan7727/
Dannand7726/
Dongnon7721/
Doinane7719/
Domnang7718/
Doenaan7714/
Donahan779/
Donhane777/
Dougnan777/
Dunnean776/
Dunnand775/
Dohnane774/
Donngon773/
Doneann772/
Dunngan772/
Dhannan772/
Dhunnan772/
Dognane771/
Dhonane771/
Dhonnam771/
Dungnan771/
Donanne771/
Donnoun771/
Dounhan771/
Dognaan771/
Doignan771/
Dannant771/
Danngan771/
Donnone771/
Doumnan771/
Dunnant770/
Doonane770/
Dannean770/
Dunnane770/
Deunnan770/
Dannann770/
Dunnamn770/
Dunnain770/
Danan735,754/
Dunan731,643/
Denan731,353/
Donon731,270/
Donam73581/
Doñan7321/
Dhunngan71209/
Donangue7117/
Dononova7115/
Dhannang715/
Dangnand714/
Dhanngan713/
Damnnand711/
Dunneant711/
Donacenn711/
Donhanne711/
Dasngnan711/
Dannatin711/
Dannhamn711/
Dounanne711/
Doungnon711/
Dangnaan711/
Dongneam711/
Doonahan710/
Donahane710/
Dungan677,683/
Dognon675,842/
Danane674,800/
Dunand674,486/
Dongon673,677/
Dunnam672,422/
Dhanan671,824/
Donham671,798/
Dagnan671,075/
Danang67953/
Danaan67870/
Dunant67642/
Denain67591/
Damnan67412/
Danand67280/
Dosnon67274/
Dahnan67227/
Donaim67136/
Dounon67134/
Donhon67132/
Denean67122/
Deenan67112/
Domhan6794/
Dhunan6777/
Dunhan6772/
Donain6759/
Daanan6759/
Daunan6748/
Dunann6746/
Dasnan6743/
Denhan6742/
Dehnan6741/
Deunan6736/
Dunang6734/
Dunean6729/
Denonn6725/
Dohnanová6722/
Dounam6721/
Dannam6719/
Dunane6716/
Danant6716/
Danann6715/
Danain6715/
Dugnan6714/
Dhonam6711/
Hdenan6710/
Doinon676/
Daenan674/
Doonon674/
Donoin674/
Donong674/
Donaun673/
Donont673/
Dunain673/
Donoon672/
Donone672/
Doïnon672/
Doenon672/
Dumnan672/
Dhenan671/
Dannasing671/
Dunamn671/
Dunnasing671/
Doonam671/
Donoun671/
Dougnagne671/
Danaun671/
Donond670/
Donnom670/
Denann670/
Donohn670/
Duinan670/
Donahn670/
Dunaan670/
Dotnon670/

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