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Where Does The Last Name Donolly Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Donolly is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Donolly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donolly? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 7,117,718^th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Donolly are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Donolly is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Donolly is most numerous in: Greater London, where 50 percent live and West Midlands, where 50 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.

Donolly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Donolly has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Donolly surname declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Donolly Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.