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    The surname Donohue

    An Irish surname, carried by 13,919 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D500

    Donohue: #2,587 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Donohue #2,587, 13,919 people Donohue: #2,587 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Donohue #2,587, 13,919 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Donohue is more common than 98.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Variant of O'Donoghue, from Irish Ó Donnachú.

    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 13,919 people named Donohue in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,182 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,416.

    #2,587
    rank among US surnames
    13,919
    people in 2010
    4.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,466)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,578Early14,01422,031
    #2,579Moua14,01322,033
    #2,580Heck13,99522,061
    #2,581Fairchild13,99322,064
    #2,583Ouellette13,98422,078
    #2,584Beam13,97222,097
    #2,585High13,96122,115

    Who is named Donohue

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

    95% of people named Donohue identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Donohues

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Zachary Donohue
      American ice dancer, born 1991
    • Kether Donohue
      American actress, born 1985
    • Jack Donohue
      American actor and director (1908-1984)
    • David Donohue
      American racing driver, born 1967

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Donohue

    Donohue has the Soundex code D500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D500.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Donohue come from?
    Variant of O'Donoghue, from Irish Ó Donnachú.
    How common is the surname Donohue?
    13,919 people in the United States had the surname Donohue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,182 Americans. It ranked 2,587th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Donohue?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Donohue identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Donohue?
    Zachary Donohue, American ice dancer, followed by Kether Donohue.
    Where is the surname Donohue most common?
    Wikidata records people named Donohue in the United States.
    Is the surname Donohue getting more or less common?
    More common. 13,416 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,919 in 2010, up 3.7%.