Donan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Donan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Donan family

Profession Census Frequency
Miner 1
Field Work 1
Laundress 1
Assistant 1
Agricultural Labourer 1

Donan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dunn 60% 146,879
2 Dann 60% 17,690
3 Dunne 40% 6,121
4 Denne 40% 3,224
5 Donne 60% 2,234
6 Denn 60% 1,645
7 Dinan 80% 1,010
8 Dinon 60% 963
9 Donnan 83% 850
10 Dineen 50% 808
11 Donn 80% 668
12 Dinn 60% 630
13 Dunean 67% 347
14 Dennie 33% 312
15 Doonan 83% 258
16 Danne 40% 203
17 Duinn 40% 148
18 Donan 100% 133
19 Dinnie 33% 112
20 Dinne 40% 105

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The surname Donan is the 18th most popular variant of Dunn.

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