DONNELLY Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family DONNELLY come from? Is DONNELLY a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.

DONNELLY in 1901

There were 8,873 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is 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 Map in Ireland in 1901

DONNELLY in 1911

There were 8,641 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 69th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

DONNELLY Surname Map in Ireland in 1911

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.

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.

DONNELLY in 1901 (Farmer)

Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".

DONNELLY Farmer Surname Map in 1901

DONNELLY in 1901 (Catholic)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DONNELLY who are Catholic in each locality

DONNELLY Catholic Surname Map in 1901

DONNELLY in 1901 (Anglican)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DONNELLY who are Anglican in each locality

DONNELLY Anglican Surname Map in 1901

DONNELLY in 1901 (Presbyterian)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname DONNELLY who are Presbyterian in each locality

DONNELLY Presbyterian Surname Map in 1901

DONNELLY in Scotland

The DONNELLY Surname 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.