Donough
surname · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Donough is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): Lancs. from Ó Donnchadha, see Donoghue .
- USUnited States
- ZASouth Africa
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Main GB Location (1881): Lancs. from Ó Donnchadha, see Donoghue .
Sources 1
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Donough is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
Irish: variant spelling of Donagh . Variant: Donogh .
as a word
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Donnchadh Cairbreach Ó Briainb. 1180not in their usual nameKing of Thomond
- Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancartyb. 1594Irish noble
- Donough MacCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancartyb. 1668IEIrish noble
- Donough O'Brienb. 1879cricketer (1879-1953)
- Donough O'Brien, 16th Baron Inchiquinb. 1897GBIrish Baron (1897-1968)
- Donough O'Brienb. 1939GBBritish writer
- Donough O'Brien, 2nd Earl of ThomondIEIrish earl, died 1553
- John Donough Heber KeatingeIEIrish scholar, Director-General of AVRDC
- Donough ReganGBPh.D. University of Cambridge 2011
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 4 sources across 1 country.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Donough mean, and where does it come from?
- Main GB Location (1881): Lancs. from Ó Donnchadha, see Donoghue . Recorded by The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland.
- In which country does Donough have the most bearers?
- Donough is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Donough”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.