Donahue
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English
Alternative forms
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)
- A surname from Irish.
- A city in Scott County, Iowa, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Donahue is the 1112nd 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 478.