O'Donal Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Donal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Donal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

O'Donal Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Donal is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname O'Donal is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. O'Donal is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of O'Donal live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maine, where 45 percent are found, Connecticut, where 26 percent are found and New Mexico, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

O'Donal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Donal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the O'Donal surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Donal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the O'Donal last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

O'Donal earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.05% more than the national average, earning $54,389 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to O'Donal
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