How common is the surname Donlon?

2,600 people in the United States had the surname Donlon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,748 Americans. It ranked 12,009th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Donlon?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Donlon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Donlon?

Peter Donlon, American rower (1906–1979).

Where is the surname Donlon most common?

Wikidata records people named Donlon in the United States.

Is the surname Donlon getting more or less common?

More common. 2,467 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,600 in 2010, up 5.4%.

The surname Donlon

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,600 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D545

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Donlon is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnalláin (“descendant of Domhnallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Domhnall.

Donlon is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,600 people named Donlon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,748 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,467.

#12,009

rank among US surnames

2,600

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,650)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,003	Ehlert	2,602	118,657
#12,005	Jaber	2,601	118,703
#12,009	Donlon	2,600	118,748
#12,012	Szeto	2,599	118,794
#12,017	Satchell	2,598	118,840

Who is named Donlon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Donlon identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Donlons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Donlon
American rower (1906–1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Donlan
Donlin
Donnellon

Surnames that sound like Donlon

Donlan

Donlon has the Soundex code D545, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D545.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Donlon come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnalláin (“descendant of Domhnallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Domhnall.
How common is the surname Donlon?: 2,600 people in the United States had the surname Donlon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,748 Americans. It ranked 12,009th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Donlon?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Donlon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Donlon?: Peter Donlon, American rower (1906–1979).
Where is the surname Donlon most common?: Wikidata records people named Donlon in the United States.
What type of surname is Donlon?: Donlon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Donlon getting more or less common?: More common. 2,467 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,600 in 2010, up 5.4%.
What are other spellings of Donlon?: Donlan, Donlin and Donnellon.