O'Donnel Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Donnel Surname Definition:

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

O'Donnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Ireland611:77,1964,645
Australia401:674,89346,030
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1131:39,2023,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2121:114,97811,150
Scotland1341:27,9342,469
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3921:36,0774,278

O'Donnel 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'Donnel Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Donnel is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname O'Donnel is the 895,817th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of O'Donnel are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

O'Donnel is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

O'Donnel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Donnel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Donnel surname decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 46 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Donnel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the O'Donnel surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

The amount O'Donnel earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 99.37% more than the national average, earning $86,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $50,815 CAD per year.

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