O'Donoghue

English

Alternative forms

• Donahue, Donoghue, Donohue, O'Donohue

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnchadha (“descendants of Duncan”).

Proper noun

O'Donoghue (plural O'Donoghues)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, O'Donoghue is the 14215^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2111 individuals. O'Donoghue is most common among White (92.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “O'Donoghue”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.