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    The surname Donnell

    A surname, carried by 6,494 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D540

    Donnell: #5,361 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Donnell #5,361, 6,494 people Donnell: #5,361 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Donnell #5,361, 6,494 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Donnell is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,494 people named Donnell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,543 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,432.

    #5,361
    rank among US surnames
    6,494
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #5,004)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,356Doane6,50147,492
    #5,359Wyant6,49847,514
    #5,360Melancon6,49647,529
    #5,361Donnell6,49447,543

    Who is named Donnell

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

    70% of people named Donnell identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 23%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Donnells

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Colin Donnell
      American actor, born 1982
    • Jeff Donnell
      American actress (1921–1988)
    • Forrest C. Donnell
      American politician (1884–1980)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Donnell

    Donnell has the Soundex code D540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D540.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Donnell?
    6,494 people in the United States had the surname Donnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,543 Americans. It ranked 5,361st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Donnell?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Donnell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Donnell?
    Colin Donnell, American actor, followed by Jeff Donnell.
    Where is the surname Donnell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Donnell in the United States.
    Is the surname Donnell getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,432 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,494 in 2010, up 1.0%.