Donough

Donough family crest

The Irish surname Donough originally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Donough, which means son of Donnchadh or son of Donagh, a personal name composed of the elements donn meaning ‘brown-haired’ or "dark" from Donn a Gaelic God; and chadh, meaning "chief" or "noble".^[1]

Spelling variations of this family name include: Donoghue, , , Donahoe, Donough, Donahue, , , , , Donohoe, , , , Donohue, , O'Donoghue, Dunphy, , Donaghy and many more.

First found^{[clarification needed]} in County Kerry, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.^[vague]

References[]

^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Hardcastle, Kate (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 81, 402. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

[Oxford-1] Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Hardcastle, Kate (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 81, 402. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

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