O'Donoghoe Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Donoghoe Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O’Donnchadha = Descendant of Donnchadh [v. O’-, and Donaghie]

O'Donoghoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

O'Donoghoe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O’Donnchadha = Descendant of Donnchadh [v. O’-, and Donaghie]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An ancient sept in co. Cork, from which district they were expelled in the twelfth century by the Mac Cartys and O'Mahonys. They then settled in Kerry, and held the country round Lough Lene and Killarney, and were divided into two lines, known as the O'Donoghue More and the O'Donoghue Boss. D'Alton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'DONOGHUE: The descendants of Donogh (which see).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

O'Donoghoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Donoghoe is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of O'Donoghoe live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 63 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 13 percent live and City of Bristol, where 13 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

O'Donoghoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Donoghoe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the O'Donoghoe surname increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Donoghoe Last Name Statistics demography

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

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