Donachie

English

Alternative forms

• Donachy, Donnachie

Etymology

Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic personal name Donnchadh, which is composed by the elements donn (“brown”) + cath (“battle”). Compare Donnachie.

Proper noun

Donachie (plural Donachies)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Donachie is the 91221^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 202 individuals. Donachie is most common among White (96.53%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Donachie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 478.