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Donahue Surname

12,246th Most Commonsurname in the World

Approximately 45,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in: United StatesHighest density in: Anguilla

Donahue Surname Definition:

(Irish) Descendant of Donough (brown battler).

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Donahue Surname Distribution Map

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• 1881
• 1880

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	43,839	1:8,268	984
Canada	1,586	1:23,232	3,162
Australia	111	1:243,205	22,593
England	108	1:515,908	32,533
Singapore	34	1:161,991	6,884
Northern Ireland	18	1:102,502	6,334
Thailand	16	1:4,414,897	343,519
Germany	13	1:6,192,728	213,814
Guam	12	1:13,343	2,098
Ecuador	11	1:1,445,986	17,636
Japan	9	1:14,204,921	46,388
Brazil	7	1:30,582,047	441,004
Mexico	5	1:24,825,241	58,251
Italy	5	1:12,231,338	126,430
Israel	5	1:1,711,527	84,568
France	5	1:13,284,544	357,392
Dominican Republic	4	1:2,608,233	20,941
Anguilla	4	1:3,359	324
Costa Rica	4	1:1,195,017	6,919
United States Virgin Islands	4	1:27,594	3,273
South Korea	3	1:17,080,085	2,793
Peru	3	1:10,594,708	45,902
Czechia	3	1:3,544,490	144,714
Argentina	3	1:14,247,805	235,975
Bahamas	3	1:130,584	1,472
Honduras	2	1:4,408,221	7,709
Spain	2	1:23,376,018	128,922
Hungary	2	1:4,908,138	64,617
Scotland	2	1:2,676,908	51,579
India	2	1:383,532,691	1,645,216
Sweden	2	1:4,923,378	241,212
Netherlands	2	1:8,443,588	136,641
China	2	1:683,660,783	30,601
Jamaica	2	1:1,434,974	11,081
Chile	2	1:8,808,237	65,417
Philippines	2	1:50,619,112	341,003
Switzerland	1	1:8,212,915	156,297
Taiwan	1	1:23,444,746	93,622
Uganda	1	1:39,039,279	258,887
Ireland	1	1:4,708,939	29,543
Tajikistan	1	1:8,386,692	12,859
Benin	1	1:10,335,602	103,742
Tunisia	1	1:610,626	30,336
Ukraine	1	1:45,522,696	503,646
Antigua and Barbuda	1	1:99,171	2,137
United Arab Emirates	1	1:9,162,273	135,437
Austria	1	1:8,515,435	118,036
Cameroon	1	1:20,769,068	227,406
Wales	1	1:3,094,532	44,023
Kenya	1	1:46,179,900	103,372
Egypt	1	1:91,935,754	132,737
Finland	1	1:5,496,702	84,025
Djibouti	1	1:914,932	1,612
Denmark	1	1:5,644,715	93,155
Greece	1	1:11,079,790	145,225
Haiti	1	1:10,683,907	24,607
Hong Kong	1	1:7,335,483	16,643
Iceland	1	1:380,090	11,096
Isle of Man	1	1:85,822	4,091
Solomon Islands	1	1:580,029	22,243
Bolivia	1	1:10,616,434	17,077
Micronesia	1	1:106,243	1,380
Norway	1	1:5,142,286	129,201
Panama	1	1:3,912,258	17,195
Paraguay	1	1:7,236,746	16,511
Russia	1	1:144,123,056	881,408
Samoa	1	1:193,808	1,089
Azerbaijan	1	1:9,649,122	47,873

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Ireland	48	1:92,289	6,115

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	128	1:190,433	15,429
Wales	24	1:65,351	3,160
Scotland	9	1:415,913	11,811

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	7,941	1:6,324	792

Donahue (432) may also be a first name.

Donahue Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Descendant of Donough (brown battler).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The name Donner originally appeared in Gaelic as O Donnchadha, which means Donnchadh or 'son of Donagh'. The surname Donner was first found in County Kerry, part of the former County Desmond (14th-17th Centuries). Located in Southwestern Ireland, in Province Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

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• Average Salary in:CanadaCanadaEnglandUnited States
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• Religious Adherence in:IrelandIreland
• Political Affiliation in:United StatesUnited States

Donahue Demographics

Donahue Religious Adherencein Ireland

Sample size: 48 (1901)

Religious Adherencein Ireland

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Donahue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donahue is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Donahue? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,246th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 158,877 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Donahue live; 99 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. Donahue is also the 412,918th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 432 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 43,839 people, or 1 in 8,268. In The United States Donahue is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Donahue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donahue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Donahue last name grew 552 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donahue Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Donahue surname are 2.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Donahue earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning $47,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning $47,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Donnahue	93	52	/
Donhahue	93	6	/
Donauhue	93	1	/
Donayhue	93	0	/
Doneahue	93	0	/
Donohue	86	28,609	/
Donahie	86	34	/
Danahue	86	8	/
Denahue	86	1	/
Donnohue	80	63	/
Doneyhue	80	18	/
Donnahie	80	3	/
Doneihue	80	1	/
Donoehue	80	0	/
Dannahue	80	0	/
Donoyhue	80	0	/
Donouhue	80	0	/
Donohie	71	16	/
Danohue	71	2	/
Denohue	71	1	/
Danaeue	71	1	/
Donojue	71	0	/
Dannahie	67	0	/
Danoyhue	67	0	/
Daneaie	57	14	/

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Donahue Reference & Research

O'Donoghue Society DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

O'Donoghue Society FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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