# Donahoe (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/donahoe/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,475 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,361 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 88,848 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.2% (3,303 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Donahue.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Donahoe in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Donahoe in the United States.

## People named Donahoe

- John Donahoe, American businessperson and board member, former CEO of Nike

## Similar surnames

Donahue, Donohue, Donohoe, Donoho, Donahoo, Doane, Don, Donna, Dunn, Dean, Downey, Doan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.