Donnelly Surname
Approximately 98,301 people bear this surname
Donnelly Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Brown - Brave [Irish Donnghalach-donn, brown + the aspirated form of galach, brave]
Donnelly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43,961 | 1:8,245 | 979 |
| England | 15,789 | 1:3,529 | 480 |
| Australia | 8,939 | 1:3,020 | 414 |
| Ireland | 7,120 | 1:661 | 115 |
| Northern Ireland | 6,385 | 1:289 | 21 |
| Canada | 6,010 | 1:6,131 | 892 |
| Scotland | 5,719 | 1:936 | 146 |
| New Zealand | 1,231 | 1:3,679 | 577 |
| South Africa | 1,193 | 1:45,413 | 5,801 |
| Wales | 453 | 1:6,831 | 762 |
| France | 218 | 1:304,691 | 46,470 |
| Thailand | 187 | 1:377,745 | 66,352 |
| Argentina | 114 | 1:374,942 | 29,068 |
| Spain | 113 | 1:413,735 | 22,335 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Saint Lucia | 52 | 1:3,438 | 512 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Jersey | 49 | 1:2,025 | 325 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Isle of Man | 48 | 1:1,788 | 335 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Hong Kong | 18 | 1:407,527 | 3,230 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8,846 | 1:501 | 63 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,155 | 1:11,311 | 1,731 |
| Scotland | 1,586 | 1:2,360 | 420 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:50,594 | 2,584 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,227 | 1:5,443 | 677 |
Donnelly (459) may also be a first name.
Donnelly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Brown - Brave [Irish Donnghalach-donn, brown + the aspirated form of galach, brave]
Ó Donnghaile A Cenél Eoghain sept. IF 122; Map Tyr; Plate VIII
(Irish) Grandson of Donnghal (brown valor); descendant of the dark-complexioned valiant man.
Donnelly Demographics
Average Male Donnelly Height
176.99 cm
Average Female Donnelly Height
162.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Donnelly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Donnelly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Donnelly (Arabic: دونيللي) is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Donnelly? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,742nd most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 74,135 people. The last name Donnelly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Donnelly live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Donnelly is also the 398,330th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 459 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 43,961 people, or 1 in 8,245. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 13 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Donnelly exists in 98 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.
Donnelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Donnelly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Donnelly surname grew 476 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 20 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 361 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,461 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Donnelly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Donnelly last name are 5.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.51% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Donnelly earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.53% less than the national average, earning 316,570 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.47% more than the national average, earning R 367,068 per year; in Colombia they earn 85.27% more than the national average, earning $42,060,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $49,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.75% more than the national average, earning $54,528 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Donnelly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Donnelly in the Arabic language | ||
| دونيللي | dwnylly | - |
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Donnelly 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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