O'Donoughoe Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

O'Donoughoe 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'Donoughoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683

O'Donoughoe 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'Donoughoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Donoughoe is most common in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of O'Donoughoe click here.

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

The surname O'Donoughoe is the 6,723,624th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of O'Donoughoe reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname O'Donoughoe is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England O'Donoughoe is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 100 percent reside.

O'Donoughoe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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