O'Donell Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

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

O'Donell Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O'Domhnaill = Descendant of Domhnall [v. O’-, and Donal]

O'Donell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England141:3,979,861125,553
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland681:65,1454,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland801:46,7903,324
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0791:46,5425,360

O'Donell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O'Domhnaill = Descendant of Domhnall [v. O’-, and Donal]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

O'Donell Last Name Facts

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

O'Donell occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of O'Donell click here.

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

This surname is the 1,239,697th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname O'Donell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of O'Donell reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

O'Donell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Donell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the O'Donell surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 72 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Donell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

The amount O'Donell earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 102.19% more than the national average, earning $87,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning $48,653 CAD per year.

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