O'Donnell Surname

8,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Donnell Surname Definition:

Ó Domhnaill The main sept, famous in Irish history, is of Tirconnell; another is of Thomond and a third of the U1’Maine. Bibl; IF 120 etc.; Map Clare, Gal and Don.; Plate VIII

O'Donnell Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,6931:23,0972,904
Ireland15,1851:31033
England13,2501:4,205564
Australia10,5551:2,558343
Scotland5,7151:937147
Canada4,8471:7,6021,112
Northern Ireland2,0131:917174
New Zealand1,8401:2,461343
Wales4771:6,487720
Spain2221:210,59514,259
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Argentina531:806,48053,420
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
France421:1,581,493147,826
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Panama221:177,8305,396
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Isle of Man181:4,7681,008
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Hong Kong171:431,4993,260
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Bermuda121:5,440820
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
China101:136,732,1577,199
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Barbados41:71,8621,737
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Macau21:300,8151,009
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Show All Nations
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland13,1771:33633
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8791:12,9731,963
Scotland1,1941:3,135530
Wales241:65,3513,160
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5171:4,775593

O'Donnell (24) may also be a first name.

O'Donnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Domhnaill The main sept, famous in Irish history, is of Tirconnell; another is of Thomond and a third of the U1’Maine. Bibl; IF 120 etc.; Map Clare, Gal and Don.; Plate VIII

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of Domhnall (world mighty).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

O'DONNELL: The descendants of Donal, an ancient Irish family, who trace their descent through Donal to Niollus Magnus, the ancestor of the O'Neills, known as Nial Niagallach, Nial of the nine hostages. The O'Donnells ruled the territory of Tirconnell, for thirteen generations. (See Donald.)

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

Average O'Donnell Salary in
United States

$74,239 USD

Per year
Rank:
85,029 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0018959
Rank: 6,283 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
172.05%
Sample size: 2,178 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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O'Donnell Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Donnell occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of O'Donnell.

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

The last name is the 8,092nd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 103,625 people. The last name O'Donnell is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of O'Donnell live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 24 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 15,693 people, or 1 in 23,097. In The United States O'Donnell is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 8 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 22 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

O'Donnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Donnell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 149 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 115 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 705 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 479 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,988 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Donnell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States O'Donnell are 47.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 94.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount O'Donnell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1387.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 288,295 per year; in United States they earn 72.05% more than the national average, earning $74,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $51,319 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Ddonnell953/
O'Donneell950/
Odonnell9445,768/
O'Donnel94299/
O'Donell94187/
O'Donnll940/
Oodonnell8923/
Odonneell895/
Oddonnell894/
O'Donnall894/
O'Dannell893/
Oidonnell892/
Odonnelll891/
Osdonnell891/
O'Doneell891/
O'Donnill890/
O'Donaell890/
OߣDonnell890/
Odonnel88565/
Odonell88345/
O'Donel8823/
Odonnll881/
Hoodonnell841/
O'Doniel829/
Odoneell823/
O'Dannel822/
Odannell822/
Oddonnel821/
Oodonnel821/
Odounell820/
Odonneld820/
Odonaell820/
Odonniel820/
O'Danell820/
Odonel80414/
Odonnl800/
O'Daniell7838/
O'Donal7540/
Odoniel7538/
Oddonel758/
Odannel758/
Odoneld751/
Odanell750/
Odonill750/
O'Daniel711,073/
Odaniell71113/
Odanniel710/
Adonel6784/
Odonil674/
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