Donahue is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 7 characters long in length.
The family name Donahue is variant of the O'Donoghue. An ancient sept in county of Cork, from which district they were expelled in the twelfth century by the Mac Cartys and O'Mahonys. They then settled in Kerry, and held the country round Lough Lene and Killarney, and were divided into two lines, known as the O'Donoghue More and the O'Donoghue Ross.
Descendant of Donough meaning "brown battler".
The lastname Donahue is the form of Donner. Descendant of Donner meaning "Thunar, the god of thunder".
The variant form of Dunphy. Grandson of Donnchadh meaning "brown warrior".
How popular is Donahue?
Donahue is common in United States, Canada, Australia, England.
Donahue is ranked 12253 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Donahue bearers increased by 1 per cent in 2010 US census to 31563 since 2000, the surname slipped by 86 spots and ranked at 1112. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 92.35 | 93.76 |
| Black | 2.98 | 2.72 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.08 | 1.42 |
| Others | 1.3 | 0.98 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.78 | 0.72 |
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 0.51 | 0.4 |
United States43,833
Canada1,586
Australia111
England108
Singapore34
Northern Ireland18
Thailand16
Germany13
Guam12
Ecuador11
Japan9
Brazil7Immigrants to US
From Ireland
Catherine Donahue was 30 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 11, 1846. She lived in Ireland where she worked as maid and took Georgia from Liverpool. William Donahue (26) Farmer, John Donahue (20) Workman, Margaret Donahue, aged 20, Workwoman Bridget Donahue, 13 years old Ann Donahue, 40 years old James Donahue, John Donahue, aged 26, John Donahue, aged 23, Cilely Donahue (6), and 205 other Donahue around 57.72% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and nurse, carpenter, seamstress, spinster, mason, laundry man/ ironer migrated to US.
Donahue Namesakes
- Timothy Donahue, was Executive Chairman of Sprint Nextel
- John F. Donahue, American businessman
- Patty Donahue, lead singer of the 1980s new wave group The Waitresses
- Cornelius Donahue, American cattle rustler
- Thomas R. Donahue,
- Jack Donahue, bushranger in Australia between 1825 and 1830
- James Donahue, American athlete
- Buckwheat Donahue, Alaskan folklorist, storyteller, entertainer, historian
- Chris Donahue, American film and television producer
- Joseph Donahue, American poet, critic, and editor
- Phil Donahue, American media personality, writer, film producer
- Lisa Donahue, reality tv competitor
- Heather Donahue, American writer and retired actress,
- Elinor Donahue, Donahue was
- Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer primarily
- Troy Donahue, American film and television actor and singer
- Ann Donahue, prominent television writer
- Terry Donahue, former American football player, coach
- Red Donahue, American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Jonathan Donahue, American rock musician
- Mike Donahue, American football player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, tennis, track
- Tom Donahue, pioneering rock and roll radio disc jockey
- Tim Donahue, catcher in Major League Baseball
- Pat Donahue, Major League Baseball catcher
- Edward Donahue, American football and baseball player
- Steve Donahue, American college basketball coach
- Sam Donahue, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist
- Ken Donahue, American football player and coach
- Jiggs Donahue, American Major League Baseball first baseman and catcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates
- John Donahue, was right fielder in Major League Baseball
- Mitch Donahue, 1986 graduate
Donahue Namesakes
- Timothy Donahue, was Executive Chairman of Sprint Nextel
- John F. Donahue, American businessman
- Patty Donahue, lead singer of the 1980s new wave group The Waitresses
- Cornelius Donahue, American cattle rustler
- Thomas R. Donahue,
- Jack Donahue, bushranger in Australia between 1825 and 1830
- James Donahue, American athlete
- Buckwheat Donahue, Alaskan folklorist, storyteller, entertainer, historian
- Chris Donahue, American film and television producer
- Joseph Donahue, American poet, critic, and editor
- Phil Donahue, American media personality, writer, film producer
- Lisa Donahue, reality tv competitor
- Heather Donahue, American writer and retired actress,
- Elinor Donahue, Donahue was
- Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer primarily
- Troy Donahue, American film and television actor and singer
- Ann Donahue, prominent television writer
- Terry Donahue, former American football player, coach
- Red Donahue, American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Jonathan Donahue, American rock musician
- Mike Donahue, American football player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, tennis, track
- Tom Donahue, pioneering rock and roll radio disc jockey
- Tim Donahue, catcher in Major League Baseball
- Pat Donahue, Major League Baseball catcher
- Edward Donahue, American football and baseball player
- Steve Donahue, American college basketball coach
- Sam Donahue, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist
- Ken Donahue, American football player and coach
- Jiggs Donahue, American Major League Baseball first baseman and catcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates
- John Donahue, was right fielder in Major League Baseball
- Mitch Donahue, 1986 graduate