Donnlly Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Donnlly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donnlly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Donnlly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donnlly is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donnlly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Donnlly live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 369,007. In Northern Ireland Donnlly is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Barring Northern Ireland this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Ireland, where 13 percent reside.

Donnlly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donnlly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Donnlly last name contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Donnlly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Donnlly surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Donnlly
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