as a Last Name
- 30,985
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Donnelly
Meaning & Origins
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnghaile ‘descendant of Donnghal’, a personal name composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + gal ‘valor’. It is claimed that most bearers of this surname in Donegal descend from Donnghal O’Neill, 17th in descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages; there were also other families of the same name in Sligo and Cork.
| 970th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 30,985
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virgin Island
- has the most people named Donnelly per capita
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