Odonnell Surname

12,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Odonnell Surname Definition:

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

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Odonnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States42,3251:8,5641,029
Ireland7361:6,398966
England7021:79,3708,866
Australia6861:39,3525,092
Canada5061:72,8178,270
Northern Ireland1741:10,6041,650
Scotland1611:33,2543,301
Thailand1501:470,92282,494
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Wales241:128,9399,528
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Norway131:395,56035,657
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jersey11:99,2026,620

Odonnell (113) may also be a first name.

Odonnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

It means 'of the Donnell clan.' Donnell means 'the ruler of the world.' This is because the Donnell clan ruled much of Ireland at one time. Donegal Castle was once named O'Donnel Castle. To the ancient Irish, their little island was 'the world'.

- molly.kathleen13

Odonnell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Odonnell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Odonnell (Russian: Одоннелл) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odonnell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,274th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 159,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Odonnell reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 881,625th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 113 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 42,325 people, or 1 in 8,564. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 10 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Odonnell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Odonnell surname are 3.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Odonnell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 110.6% more than the national average, earning 728,855 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.07% more than the national average, earning $56,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Odonnell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Odonnell in the Russian language
Одоннеллodonnell-

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