O'Dononghue 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'Dononghue 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'Dononghue Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

O'Dononghue 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
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O'Dononghue Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Dononghue is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name O'Dononghue is the 14,316,765th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Dononghue live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname O'Dononghue is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 100 percent reside.

O'Dononghue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Dononghue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Dononghue last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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O'Donoughue91194/
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O'Donooghue911/
Odonoghue902,968/
O'Donogue9013/
O'Donaghue86200/
Odonnoghue8640/
Odonoughue8623/
Odonogue8419/
Odonaghue8027/
Adonoghue801/
Odonoghui801/
O'Donague800/
Odonague741/
O'Donaque701/
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