The Donne surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 173 people carried this name — #103,655 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 11% from 195 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Donne surname
A surname, notably held by John Donne, English poet.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Donne» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 723 people named Donne.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 49 départements, most often Sarthe.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 475 people named Donne 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 Limburg.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Donne.
- 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
- Donnay 471 · 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
- Donzella 173 · U.S. census
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