Donnelly Surname

5,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98,301 people bear this surname

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

Donnelly Surname Definition:

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

Donnelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States43,9611:8,245979
England15,7891:3,529480
Australia8,9391:3,020414
Ireland7,1201:661115
Northern Ireland6,3851:28921
Canada6,0101:6,131892
Scotland5,7191:936146
New Zealand1,2311:3,679577
South Africa1,1931:45,4135,801
Wales4531:6,831762
France2181:304,69146,470
Thailand1871:377,74566,352
Argentina1141:374,94229,068
Spain1131:413,73522,335
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Saint Lucia521:3,438512
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Jersey491:2,025325
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Isle of Man481:1,788335
Guernsey371:1,742400
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Norway251:205,69123,411
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Greece201:553,99069,165
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Hong Kong181:407,5273,230
Malta181:23,9041,289
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
China131:105,178,5825,529
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
India111:69,733,217610,955
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Finland61:916,11741,832
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8,8461:50163
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1551:11,3111,731
Scotland1,5861:2,360420
Wales311:50,5942,584
Isle of Man61:9,045877
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,2271:5,443677

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Donnghaile A Cenél Eoghain sept. IF 122; Map Tyr; Plate VIII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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

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

Donnelly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donnelly (Arabic: دونيللي) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Donnelly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donnelly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,742nd most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 74,135 people. The last name Donnelly occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Donnelly are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 398,330th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 459 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 43,961 people, or 1 in 8,245. In The United States Donnelly is mostly found in: New York, where 13 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Donnelly occurs in 98 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Donnelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Donnelly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donnelly last name increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 733 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 20 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 361 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,461 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donnelly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Donnelly surname is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States Donnelly are 5.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.51% being registered to vote for the 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donnelly in the Arabic language
دونيلليdwnylly-

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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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