Family name דונובן (Donovan 
, דונובן 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen דונובן is characteristic of U.S. Virgin Islands, where it is a common surname, Ireland, where it is quite a common surname, and Jersey (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Also, דונובן is the forename as well as the last name.