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    The surname Donoghue

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,300 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D520

    Donoghue: #9,810 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Donoghue #9,810, 3,300 people Donoghue: #9,810 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Donoghue #9,810, 3,300 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Donoghue is more common than 94% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    From Irish Ó Donnchadha (“descendant of Duncan”).

    Donoghue 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 3,300 people named Donoghue in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,559 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,195.

    #9,810
    rank among US surnames
    3,300
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #9,357)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,803Goto3,30293,503
    #9,808Whisenhunt3,30193,531
    #9,810Vos3,30093,559
    #9,813Starke3,29993,588
    #9,818Dieter3,29893,616

    Who is named Donoghue

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

    96% of people named Donoghue identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Donoghues

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joan Donoghue
      American judge, born 1956
    • Joe Donoghue
      American speed skater (1871–1921)
    • John Francis Donoghue
      American Roman Catholic archbishop (1928-2011)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Donoghue

    Donoghue has the Soundex code D520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D520.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Donoghue come from?
    From Irish Ó Donnchadha (“descendant of Duncan”).
    How common is the surname Donoghue?
    3,300 people in the United States had the surname Donoghue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,559 Americans. It ranked 9,810th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Donoghue?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Donoghue identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Donoghue?
    Joan Donoghue, American judge, followed by Joe Donoghue.
    Where is the surname Donoghue most common?
    Wikidata records people named Donoghue in the United States.
    What type of surname is Donoghue?
    Donoghue is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Donoghue getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,195 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,300 in 2010, up 3.3%.
    What are other spellings of Donoghue?
    Donaghue, Donohoe, Donohue, Donaghy and Donohew.