Where in Ireland does the family DONNELLY come from? Is DONNELLY a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname DONNELLY were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
DONNELLY Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 8,873 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 65th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 8,252 (93.00%), Anglican: 341 (3.84%), Presbyterian: 190 (2.14%), Other / Not Given: 49 (0.55%), Methodist: 12 (0.14%), Congregationalist: 9 (0.10%), Independent: 7 (0.08%), Plymouth Brethren: 6 (0.07%), Baptist: 5 (0.06%), Christian: 2 (0.02%)
DONNELLY Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 8,641 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 69th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
DONNELLY Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 8,873
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 65th
- Strongest county association: Tyrone
Where was the DONNELLY surname found in Ireland in 1901?
In the 1901 Census of Ireland, the surname DONNELLY had the strongest distribution in these counties:
- Tyrone — Ranked 2nd with 1,723 people
- Armagh — Ranked 7th with 913 people
- Louth — Ranked 35th with 290 people
- Derry — Ranked 40th with 459 people
- Longford — Ranked 43rd with 172 people
- Dublin — Ranked 44th with 1,117 people
- Kildare — Ranked 72nd with 148 people
- Antrim — Ranked 74th with 968 people
- Wicklow — Ranked 83rd with 107 people
- Fermanagh — Ranked 88th with 150 people
- Monaghan — Ranked 98th with 143 people
- Leitrim — Ranked 99th with 160 people
Woulfe Surname Index for DONNELLY
The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname DONNELLY.
- Donneely
- Donnelly
- O'Donnelly
- Ó Donnghaile
- Ó Donnghalaigh
Dúchas Surname Index for DONNELLY
The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname DONNELLY. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.
- Ó Donaoile
- Ó Donghaile
- Ó Donnghaile
DONNELLY in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
DONNELLY in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DONNELLY who are Catholic in each locality
DONNELLY in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DONNELLY who are Anglican in each locality
DONNELLY in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DONNELLY who are Presbyterian in each locality
DONNELLY in Scotland
Patterns associated with the DONNELLY surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.