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O'Donivan Surname Definition:

Some account of this family is given under Donovan. The following additional particulars are from D'Alton: —

O'Donivan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

O'Donivan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Some account of this family is given under Donovan. The following additional particulars are from D'Alton: —

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'DONOVAN: The descendants of Donovan, which is derived from Dondubhan, the brown—haired chief This name was given to a celebrated Irish chieftain of the tenth century, who was killed by the famous Brian Boru.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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O'Donivan Demographics

O'Donivan Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

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