ODONNELL Surname Maps of Ireland
Where in Ireland does the family ODONNELL come from? Is ODONNELL 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.
Meanings of the Surname ODONNELL
According to Thomas G. Gentry in his 1892 book Family Names, the Irish section states: Ua Doṁnaill, from ua, descendant; Doṁnaill, of Donnell. Grandson of Donnell; a descendant of Christ. O'Donal, an abbreviated form of the name. See McDonnell.ODONNELL in 1901
There were 13,198 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 33rd in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 12,999 (98.49%), Anglican: 112 (0.85%), Other / Not Given: 41 (0.31%), Presbyterian: 38 (0.29%), Protestant: 6 (0.05%), Methodist: 2 (0.02%)
ODONNELL in 1911
There were 13,507 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 30th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Woulfe Surname Index for ODONNELL
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 ODONNELL.
Dúchas Surname Index for ODONNELL
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 ODONNELL. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.
ODONNELL in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
ODONNELL in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname ODONNELL who are Catholic in each locality
ODONNELL in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname ODONNELL who are Anglican in each locality
ODONNELL in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname ODONNELL who are Presbyterian in each locality
ODONNELL in Scotland
Patterns associated with the ODONNELL 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.