Donahue

English

Alternative forms

• Donaghey, Donaghue, Donahey, Donaho, Donahoe, Donahoo

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnchadha (“descendant of Donnchadh”), a personal name composed of the elements donn (“brown-haired”) + cath (“battle”).

Proper noun

Donahue (countable and uncountable, plural Donahues)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A city in Scott County, Iowa, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Donahue is the 1112^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31563 individuals. Donahue is most common among White (92.35%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Donahue”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 478.