Donnely Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

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

Donnely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donnely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2691:1,347,43193,736
Canada531:695,20056,020
Northern Ireland471:39,2563,678
England471:1,185,49155,443
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1491:29,7313,020
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2301:16,2751,761
England2291:106,44310,576
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9361:53,6526,036

Donnely (64) may also be a first name.

Donnely Last Name Facts

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

Donnely occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donnely? popularity and diffusion

It is the 634,180th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 15,150,823 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Donnely live; 61 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most common first name in the world It is held by 64 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 1,347,431. In The United States Donnely is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent reside.

Donnely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donnely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Donnely last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 79 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donnely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Donnely surname is predominantly Catholic (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Donnely last name are 14.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Donnely earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.86% less than the national average, earning $42,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $48,856 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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