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O'donohue Name Meaning

Irish: variant spelling of O’Donoghue.

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


Similar surnames: Donohue, O'donoghue, Donohoe, Donoghue, O'donnel, Donohoo, O'conor

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You can see how O'donohue families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'donohue family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most O'donohue families were found in USA in 1880. In 1881 there were 4 O'donohue families living in Angus. This was 100% of all the recorded O'donohue's in Scotland. Angus had the highest population of O'donohue families in 1881.
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