Donachie
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English
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Etymology
Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic personal name Donnchadh, which is composed by the elements donn (“brown”) + cath (“battle”). Compare Donnachie.
Proper noun
Donachie (plural Donachies)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Donachie is the 91221st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 202 individuals. Donachie is most common among White (96.53%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Donachie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 478.