O'Donoghu Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

O'Donoghu Surname Definition:

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.

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O'Donoghu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

O'Donoghu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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'Donoghu Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Donoghu has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of O'Donoghu.

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

It is the 14,316,765th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Donoghu live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname O'Donoghu is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 100 percent reside.

O'Donoghu Last Name Statistics demography

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

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