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Donat Surname Meaning

French, German, Polish, and English; Czech and Slovak (Donát): from a medieval personal name (from Latin Donatus, past participle of donare, frequentative of dare ‘to give’).

As a personal name, this was favored by early Christians either because the birth of a child was seen as a gift from God or else because the child was in turn regarded as being dedicated to God.

The name was borne by various early Christian saints, among them a 6th-century hermit of Sisteron and a 7th-century bishop of Besançon, all of whom contributed to the popularity of the baptismal name in the Middle Ages.

This popularity was not checked by the heresy of a 4th-century Carthaginian bishop who also bore it.

Scottish: variant of Dunnett.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Donat families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Donat family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Donat families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 7 Donat families living in London. This was about 54% of all the recorded Donat's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Donat families in 1891.

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Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Donat life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1963, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Donat in 1953 was 65, and 89 in 2004.

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