Researching Donal Lenihan
Research the background of Donal Lenihan using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 36 people with the Lenihan surname? In that year Lenihan was ranked number 3543 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Donal means "Proud chief" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Donal Lenihan on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Donal Lenihan in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Donal Lenihan. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Donal Lenihan. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Donal Lenihan. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Donal Lenihan. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Donal Lenihan. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Lenihan ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Lenihan Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Donal Lenihan and the Lenihan Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lenihan Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Lenihan family tree.
Search Parish Records for Donal Lenihan at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Donal Lenihan using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Donal Lenihan records.
Check out MyHeritage for Donal Lenihan information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Donal Lenihan.
Research the Lenihan surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lenihan Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 710 people with the Lenihan surname in the UK? Lenihan is now ranked number 3372 for popularity in the UK. |
Lenihan Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Donal Lenihan.
Study MyTrees for information on the Lenihan family and people looking to contact living Lenihan relations.
Look at One Great Family for Lenihan records submitted by people who are already researching the Lenihan Family Tree.
Find Donal Lenihan from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lenihan Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Lenihan surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Lenihan surname in the USA? Lenihan is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lenihan Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Donal Lenihan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Donal Lenihan
Donal Lenihan
Donal Gerard Lenihan (born 12 September 1959) is a retired Irish rugby union player. He appears regularly as a co-commentator on TV and radio for rugby matches and writes for the Irish Examiner, as well as working as a financial consultant in Cork. Lenihan was inducted into the Munster Rugby Hall of Fame in April 2019. He was awarded with the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Hall of Fame in November 2013. He was awarded as Irish rugby’s ‘Player of the Decade’ for the 1980s by the Irish Times. Elected President Cork Constitution Football Club 2020-2021
Source: Donal Lenihan, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Lenihan
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Lahman Lahmon Laman Lamanno Lambin Lambine Lambun Lammin Lammon Lamoine Lamon Lamun Lanahan Lanam Laneham Langham Lanham Lanini Lannen Lannin Lannom Lannon Lanon Lanum Lanyon Laughman Laughnan Lauman Lawman Layman Laymon Leaman Leamon Leeman Lehemann Lehenmann Lehman Lehmann Lehnen Leinen Leman Lemann Lemanu Lemayne Lemen Lemin Lemmen Lemmin Lemmon Lemoine Lemon Lemone Lenaghan Lenaghen Lenahan Lenane Leneham Lenham Lenin Lennon Leyman Leynham Leyninye Lhaman Lhamon Liman Limin Limon Linam Linane Lineen Lineham Linehan Linham Linnane Linnen Lohman Lohmann Loman Lombana Lomen Longhin Lonnon Looman Loonam Loughman Loughnan Loughnane Lowman Luhmann Luman Lunam Lunham Lunnam Lunnon Lyman Lynam Lynham Lynnann
Comments
Looking for information on a Donal Lenihan in your family tree? Why not post a question here -