The Donnay surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 471 people carried this name — #45,412 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 454 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 579 people named Donnay live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 194 people named Donnay.
31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Ardennes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 58 people named Donnay live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Donnay,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Maurice Donnay 1859–1945 · screenwriter -
Auguste Donnay 1862–1921 · painter -
Alfredo Donnay 1894–1986 · writer -
Jean Donnay 1897–1992 · painter -
Samuel Donnay 1866–1929 · politician
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Gabrielle Donnay 1920–1987 · mineralogist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Donnay.
- Donin 104 · U.S. census
- Donini 276 · U.S. census
- Donio 118 · U.S. census
- Donis 2,884 · U.S. census
- Donjon 125 · U.S. census
- Donna 618 · U.S. census
- Donne 173 · U.S. census
- Donnenwirth 139 · U.S. census
- Donner 5,068 · U.S. census
- Donnini 217 · U.S. census
- Dono 317 · U.S. census
- Donze 680 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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