Donohoe or O'Donohoe is an
Irish surname, reduced Anglicized form of ''Gaelic'' Ó Donnchadha ‘descendant of Donnchadh’, a personal name (sometimes Anglicized as Duncan in
Scotland), composed of the elements ''donn'' = ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + ''cath'' = ‘battle’.
Spelling variations (which may include an initial O' or omit it) include ''Donoghue, Donaghoe, Donaho, Donahoe, Donough,
Donahue Donahue is the Americanized version of Irish surname Donohoe, which, in turn, is an Anglicized version of the ancient Irish name "Donnchadh" (sometimes "Donncha").
Donncha was a common “first name” in 9th Century Ireland, and when the use of ...
, Donahow, Doneghoe, Donehue, Donighue, Donoho, Donahugh, Donohough, Donohow, Donohue, Donaughue,
Dunphy, Donaghie, Donaghy'' and many more.
First found in
County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...
,
Ireland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
The Scottish
Clan Robertson
Clan Donnachaidh (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Donnchaidh ), also known as Clan Robertson or Clan Duncan is a Scottish clan.
History Origins
There are two main theories as to the origins of the Clan Donnachaidh:
#That the founder of the clan, Donn(a) ...
, anciently known as ''Clann Dhònnchaidh'', 'Children of Dònnchadh' or Duncan, is of separate origin.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Amanda Donohoe, English actress
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Elinor Donahue
Elinor Donahue (born Mary Eleanor Donahue, April 19, 1937) is an American actress, best known today for playing the role of Betty Anderson, the eldest child of Jim and Margaret Anderson on the 1950s American sitcom ''Father Knows Best''.
Early ...
, Irish-American actress best known from the television shows ''
Father Knows Best'' and ''
The Andy Griffith Show''
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John Donahoe
John Joseph Donahoe II (born April 30, 1960) is an American businessman who is the CEO of Nike. Early in his career he worked for Bain & Company, becoming the firm's president and CEO in 1999. He is on the board of directors at Nike, The Bridgespa ...
, President and CEO of
Nike
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John E. O'Donoghue, Major League Baseball pitcher
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John P. O'Donoghue, Major League Baseball pitcher
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Lowitja O'Donoghue,
Aboriginal Australian civil rights activist
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Martin O'Donoghue
Martin O'Donoghue (19 May 1933 – 20 July 2018) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Education from March 1982 to October 1982, Minister for Economic Planning and Development from 1977 to 1979 and Minister without ...
, Irish
economist and
Fianna Fáil politician
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Michael O'Donoghue
Michael O'Donoghue (January 5, 1940 – November 8, 1994) was an American writer and performer. He was known for his dark and destructive style of comedy and humor, was a major contributor to ''National Lampoon'' magazine, and was the ...
, Irish-American comedian, writer and occasional performer for ''
Saturday Night Live''
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Patrick O'Donoghue, Irish-born current
Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster in
England
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Peter Donohoe (disambiguation) Peter Donohoe may refer to:
* Peter Donohoe (bobsleigh) (born 1964), Irish Olympic bobsledder
* Peter Donohoe (Gaelic footballer)
Peter Donohoe (died April 2004) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.
Playing career
Don ...
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Peter O'Donoghue (disambiguation) Peter O'Donoghue may refer to:
*Peter O'Donoghue (athlete) (born 1971), New Zealand distance runner
*Peter O'Donoghue (officer of arms) (born 1971), British genealogist
See also
*Peter O'Donohue
Peter O'Donohue (14 June 1923 – 4 November 2 ...
, multiple people
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Patrick R. Donahoe, the 73rd Postmaster General of the United States
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Phil Donahue
Phillip John Donahue (born December 21, 1935) is an American media personality, writer, film producer and the creator and host of ''The Phil Donahue Show''. The television program, later known simply as ''Donahue'', was the first talk show forma ...
, Irish-American journalist and
talk show host
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Thomas Donohoe
Thomas Donohoe was a master dyer in the calico printing industry. Thomas emigrated to Brazil in 1894. ,
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
immigrant, pioneer of
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
in
Brazil
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Anglicised Irish-language surnames