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There are approximately 673 people named Donne in the UK. That makes it the 9,035th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 11 are named Donne.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Wales

Language of origin

Welsh

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

Doane
Done
Doan
Donn
Don
Daun
Dohn
Dona
Donde
Doanne
Doann
Dohne
D'Onne
Dogne
Doahne
Donae
D'One
Donea
Dogn
Dohnes
Doahn
Doanes
Dohnni
Doanna
Donaee
Dohnea
Doanie
D'On
Ddogn

The Donne surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DONNE. Izaak Walton, in his Life of Dr. Doime, says tliat "his father was masctdiuely and lineally descended from a very ancient family in AYales." The etymon is probably don, black or dark complexioned. It must not be forgotten, however, that one Donne, a tenant in chief, held land in Devon, temp. Edw. Conf. Domesd.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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