Donnellan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnalláin (“descendant of Domhnallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Domhnall.

Proper noun

Donnellan (plural Donnellans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Donnellan is the 17720^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1582 individuals. Donnellan is most common among White (94.18%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Donnellan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 479.