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 last name Donnlly is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donnlly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Donnlly is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily 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 Donnlly is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 369,007. In Northern Ireland Donnlly is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Not including Northern Ireland this last name exists 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 occurrence of Donnlly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Donnlly last name decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Donnlly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Donnlly last name is primarily 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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