Donough

Donough

Plusieurs familles irlandaises utilisent aujourd'hui des patronymes qui ont des liens entre eux. Le nom Donough est originairement apparu du Gaélique O Donnchadha, qui désigne fils de Donnchadh ou fils de Donagh, un nom composé des éléments Donn = brown-haired man (homme au cheveux brun) ou Cheiftain + cath = battle (bataille).

Les variances dans la présentation de ce nom inclus les noms: Donoghue, Donaghoe, Donaho, Donough, Donahue, Donahow, Doneghoe, Donehue, Donighe, Donohoe, Donahugh, Donohough, Donohow, Donohue, Donaughue, O'Donoghue, Dunphy, Donaghie, Donaghy et plusieurs autres.

L'origine de ce nom provient du Comté de Kent en irlande où cette famille s'installa pendant des temps très anciens.

Lors de la colonisation de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, plusieurs colonisateur ayant ce patronyme ou une variante de celui-ci s'établirent dans la région de Boston au Massachusetts, de Philadelphie en Pennsylvanie et dans l'État de New York.


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