The Donohoe surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,103 people carried this name — #10,382 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 95,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 2,994 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Donohoe surname

From O'Donohue.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Donohoe» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 162 births for the Donohoe name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Leinster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 7,200 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 25 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Dublin, Longford, Cavan, and Galway.”

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born, 1890

Leinster 83
Ulster 28
Munster 26
Connacht 25

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In Scotland’s registers today

Donohoe was recorded 15 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 1427th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 15. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Donohoe in American newspapers,
1906–1911.

Newspaper page from The Lynden Tribune carrying the name Donohoe
The Lynden Tribune 1911-11-23
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Donohoe
The Salt Lake Herald 1909-02-26
Newspaper page from The Hawaiian Star carrying the name Donohoe
The Hawaiian Star 1906-07-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 45,234 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Donohoe in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

20,067 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Donohoe. The most, 4,147, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 13,927
Victoria 1,721
Queensland 1,644
Western Australia 1,194
Tasmania 932
South Australia 568
ACT (Canberra) 58
Northern Territory 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Donohoe.

Who carried it

People named Donohoe,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Owen M. Donohoe
    Owen M. Donohoe 1861– · politician
  • Thomas Donohoe
    Thomas Donohoe 1863–1925 · association football player
  • Michael Donohoe
    Michael Donohoe 1864–1958 · politician
  • James A. Donohoe
    James A. Donohoe 1877–1956 · politician
  • Peter Donohoe d. 2004 · Gaelic football player
  • Patrick Donohoe 1820–1876

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Donohoe,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,108 records

2,108 records of the Donohoe name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,091
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 511
  • Other U.S. records 506
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William J. Donohoe

    Born 1920 in Washington. Enlisted 1943 at Seattle; aircraft worker from King County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, Washington.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget Donohoe

    Arrived at New York in 1865 aboard the American Union from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Galway, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Samuel J. Donohoe

    Born 1930; from Belmont County, Ohio. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,108 records for Donohoe in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia554 records

554 records of the Donohoe name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 210
  • Tasmanian Names Index 127
  • Other Australian records 217
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Margaret Donohoe

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Majestic, sailing from London in 1838. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1840. Married 1840 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 24.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Donohoe

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Liguria, aged 10; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Elizabeth Donohoe

    Process worker of Sunshine North, Victoria; died 1994.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 554 records for Donohoe in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada57 records

57 records of the Donohoe name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 42
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 11
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Donohoe

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Ganges, landing at Quebec, bound for Sarnia, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Joseph Donohoe

    Died 1974; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Theresa Agnes Donohoe

    Died 1931 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 57 records for Donohoe in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Ireland45 records

45 records of the Donohoe name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Marti Donohoe

    Died 1823, aged 49; buried at Drumacoo, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Michael Donohoe

    Died 1932, aged 75; buried at Killererin (Old), Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Donohoe

    Died 1950, aged 69; buried at Moylough, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 45 records for Donohoe in Ireland.

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom14 records

14 records of the Donohoe name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 12
  • Stirling Council burial records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Donohoe

    Buried in 1957 at St Thomas Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 54.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Donohoe

    Urham Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Donohoe

    Died 1993, aged 87; buried at St Thomas Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 14 records for Donohoe in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Donohoe name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Patrick Joseph Donohoe

    Died 1994, aged 81; buried at Avonhead Memorial Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Donohoe

    Died 1993, aged 85; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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