Dones

Dones Meaning & Origin

About Dones
The surname Dones is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Donato, which means "given" or "gifted" in Italian. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Donato. The name Dones is relatively rare and is primarily found in the northern regions of Italy.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Dones is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Dones: 4,813
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 6,971
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.63

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Dones based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Dones is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNS
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D0502
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AH1 N Z
🌐 IPA
/dənz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dones in Braille

Here's how to represent Dones in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Dones in braille

How to sign the name Dones using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Dones using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dones in sign language

Numerology