Donavan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Donavan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Donavan family

Profession Census Frequency
School 10
General Labourer 8
Domestic Servant 4
Dock Labourer 3
School Girl 3
Coal Porter 2
Deal Porter 2
Market Porter 2
Labourer 2
Cotton Carding Tenter 2
Laundress 2
Blacksmiths Striker 1
Builders Labourer 1
Charwoman 1
Dependant 1
French Polisher 1
House Keeper 1
Labourer Cotton Mill Yard 1
Labourer Docks 1
Postal Clerk 1
Roman Catholic Priest 1
Scaler Boiler 1
Ships Steward 1
Stock Clerk 1
Tailoress 1

Donavan Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Donavan is the 2nd most popular variant of Donovan.

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