American Family Name Origins:
O'Donnell
Frequency: (17583)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Irish (Donegal, Munster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Domhnaill ‘descendant of Domhnall’ (see McDonnell). This name is borne by several different Irish families.
GIVEN NAMES: Irish 6%. Brendan (19), Brigid (4), Niall (3), Siobhan (3), Brennan (2), Bridie (2), Declan (2), Donal (2), Fergus (2), Jarlath (2), John Patrick (2), Padraic (2).
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
