| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 8 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 17 |
| Essex | 15 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 20 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 13 |
| Lancashire | 50 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 189 |
| Middlesex | 14 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 4 |
| Sussex | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 5 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 25 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 41 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 24 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 67 |
| Labourer | 15 |
| General Labourer | 13 |
| Domestic Servant | 6 |
| Laundress | 6 |
| Dock Labourer | 4 |
| Hawker | 4 |
| Brick Layer | 4 |
| Living On Own Means | 3 |
| Charwoman | 3 |
| Shipyard Labourer | 3 |
| Coal Miner | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| Farm Labourer | 3 |
| Coal Porter | 3 |
| Porter | 3 |
| Woollen Mill Operative | 3 |
| Domestic Servant Cook | 2 |
| Iron Work Puddler | 2 |
| Wire Worker | 2 |
| Printer | 2 |
| Sack Maker | 2 |
| Stevedore | 2 |
| Tailoress | 2 |
| Rag Sorter | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Donavan | 335 |
| John Donavan | 305 |
| Ellen Donavan | 162 |
| James Donavan | 135 |
| William Donavan | 117 |
| Catherine Donavan | 116 |
| Daniel Donavan | 110 |
| Margaret Donavan | 105 |
| Patrick Donavan | 84 |
| Michael Donavan | 75 |
| Ann Donavan | 69 |
| Thomas Donavan | 65 |
| Timothy Donavan | 59 |
| Elizabeth Donavan | 52 |
| Julia Donavan | 44 |
| Sarah Donavan | 44 |
| Bridget Donavan | 43 |
| Dennis Donavan | 36 |
| Annie Donavan | 35 |
| Richard Donavan | 35 |
| Charles Donavan | 31 |
| Eliza Donavan | 31 |
| Jane Donavan | 30 |
| Jeremiah Donavan | 30 |
| Cornelius Donavan | 27 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan | 86% | 28,444 |
| 2 | Donavan | 100% | 3,028 |
| 3 | Donovon | 71% | 1,115 |
| 4 | Donavon | 86% | 1,110 |
| 5 | Dunovan | 71% | 544 |
| 6 | Odonovan | 75% | 245 |
| 7 | Denovan | 71% | 224 |
| 8 | Donoven | 71% | 137 |
| 9 | Donevan | 86% | 100 |
The surname Donavan is the 2nd most popular variant of Donovan.