# Donna (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/donna/  
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 Italian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 618 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,246 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 499,588 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.5% (634 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɑnə/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A 19th-century invention from the Italian noun donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Donna 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Similar surnames

Doan, Dionne, Danna, Don, Donaghy, Down, Done, Donn, Donahue, Donahoe, Donahoo, Dunn.

## 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.