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Donovan Name Meaning

Irish (originally of County Limerick, later of Counties Cork and Kilkenny): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donndubháin ‘descendant of Donndubhán’, a personal name composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + dubh ‘black’ + the diminutive suffix -án.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Donegan, Donnan, Duncan, O'donovan, Donlon, Doonan, Coogan, Donelan

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Donovan Family Origin

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Donovan Family Occupations

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  • Labourer

    13%

  • Laborer

    2%

  • Dock Labourer

    2%

  • Charwoman

    2%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Donovan family was Charwoman. Labourer, Laborer and Dock Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Donovan. The most common Donovan occupation in the UK was Labourer. 13% of Donovan's were Labourers.

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Donovan Historical Records

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Donovan Life Expectancy

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