Donoho History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Suffering from poverty and racial discrimination, thousands of Irish families left the island in the 19th century for North America aboard cramped passenger ships. The early migrants became settlers of small tracts of land, and those that came later were often employed in the new cities or transitional work camps. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Although the immigrants from this period were often maligned when they arrived in the United States, they provided the cheap labor that was necessary for the development of that country as an industrial power. Early immigration and passenger lists have revealed many immigrants bearing the name Donoho:

Donoho Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Edward Donoho, who arrived in Virginia in 1704 3

Donoho Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• John Donoho, who arrived in New York, NY in 1838 3
• Terence Donoho, aged 25, who landed in Missouri in 1840 3
• J Donoho, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 3

• Todd Donoho, Puerto-Rican born, American radio and television sportscaster
• Joe Donoho (b. 1985), American soccer player
• David Leigh Donoho (b. 1957), American professor of statistics at Stanford University
• Constantine Donoho, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1866-67, 1881 4
• Benjamin Donoho, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Smyrna, Delaware, 1857-61 4