O'Donaghoe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

O'Donaghoe Surname Definition:

An ancient sept in co. Cork, from which district they were expelled in the twelfth century by the Mac Cartys and O'Mahonys. They then settled in Kerry, and held the country round Lough Lene and Killarney, and were divided into two lines, known as the O'Donoghue More and the O'Donoghue Boss.

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O'Donaghoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423

O'Donaghoe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient sept in co. Cork, from which district they were expelled in the twelfth century by the Mac Cartys and O'Mahonys. They then settled in Kerry, and held the country round Lough Lene and Killarney, and were divided into two lines, known as the O'Donoghue More and the O'Donoghue Boss. D'Alton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'DONOGHUE: The descendants of Donogh (which see).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

O'Donaghoe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Donaghoe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Donaghoe is most common in Australia. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Donaghoe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. O'Donaghoe occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of O'Donaghoe live; 100 percent live in Australasia and 100 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,699,570. In Australia O'Donaghoe is most common in: Australian Capital Territory, where 50 percent live, New South Wales, where 40 percent live and Queensland, where 10 percent live.

O'Donaghoe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the O'Donaghoe surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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