Donachie
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic personal name Donnchadh, which is composed by the elements donn (“brown”) + cath (“battle”). Compare Donnachie.
Proper noun
editDonachie (plural Donachies)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Donachie is the 91221st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 202 individuals. Donachie is most common among White (96.53%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Donachie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 478.