| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 50 |
| Cornwall | 19 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 99 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 50 |
| Essex | 262 |
| Gloucestershire | 63 |
| Hampshire | 99 |
| Herefordshire | 17 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 181 |
| Lancashire | 415 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 17 |
| London | 2,046 |
| Middlesex | 202 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 10 |
| Nottinghamshire | 23 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 260 |
| Sussex | 76 |
| Staffordshire | 35 |
| Warwickshire | 51 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 26 |
| Yorkshire | 158 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 28 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 818 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 188 |
| Pembrokeshire | 12 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 550 |
| General Labourer | 82 |
| Labourer | 77 |
| Dock Labourer | 71 |
| None | 33 |
| Charwoman | 31 |
| Laundress | 31 |
| Domestic Servant | 26 |
| At School | 25 |
| Carman | 25 |
| Scholar | 24 |
| Nil | 23 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 23 |
| Dressmaker | 20 |
| Private Means | 19 |
| Errand Boy | 18 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 18 |
| Clerk | 16 |
| House Painter | 16 |
| Dress Maker | 15 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Waterside Labourer | 15 |
| Cook | 14 |
| Soldier | 14 |
| Shop Assistant | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Donovan | 3,028 |
| John Donovan | 2,649 |
| Ellen Donovan | 1,394 |
| James Donovan | 1,373 |
| Catherine Donovan | 1,051 |
| Daniel Donovan | 995 |
| Margaret Donovan | 991 |
| William Donovan | 872 |
| Patrick Donovan | 806 |
| Michael Donovan | 801 |
| Elizabeth Donovan | 572 |
| Thomas Donovan | 569 |
| Timothy Donovan | 545 |
| Ann Donovan | 458 |
| Dennis Donovan | 407 |
| Jeremiah Donovan | 406 |
| Julia Donovan | 356 |
| Bridget Donovan | 344 |
| Annie Donovan | 336 |
| Cornelius Donovan | 330 |
| Johanna Donovan | 293 |
| Edward Donovan | 284 |
| Sarah Donovan | 284 |
| Jane Donovan | 259 |
| Richard Donovan | 259 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan | 100% | 28,444 |
| 2 | Donavan | 86% | 3,028 |
| 3 | Donovon | 86% | 1,115 |
| 4 | Donavon | 71% | 1,110 |
| 5 | Donnovan | 88% | 545 |
| 6 | Dunovan | 86% | 544 |
| 7 | Odonovan | 88% | 245 |
| 8 | Denovan | 86% | 224 |
| 9 | Donoven | 86% | 137 |
| 10 | Donevan | 86% | 100 |
The surname Donovan is the most popular version of all its varients