Donner Family History
Donner Name Meaning
German: nickname for a loud or irascible man from Middle High German doner ‘thunder’ (Old High German thonar). Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of German Donner ‘thunder’ as a surname (compare 1 above). English (Lincolnshire): of Norman origin a nickname from Anglo-Norman donour ‘giver granter generous open-handed person’. Americanized form of French Canadian Daunais or Donais .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022