Origin: Irish
Spelling variations include: Donoghue, Donaghoe, Donaho, Donahoe, Donough,
Donahue, Donahow, Doneghoe, Donehue, Donighue, Donohoe,Donahugh, Donohough,
Donohow, Donohue, Donaughue, O'Donoghue, Dunphy, Donaghie, Donaghy and many
more.
First found in county
Kerry, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
Some of the first settlers
of this name or some of its variants were: Bridget Donaghue who settled in
Boston Mass. in 1850, along with Catherine, Charles, Dennis, Ellen, John,
Mary, Michael, Patrick, Thomas, and many many more who settled in
Philadelphia, and New York State.