Donaldson Forename

170,600th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,970 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Donaldson Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: The proud chief’s son.

Donaldson Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
3631:489,15815,502
Haiti
100%
3401:31,5502,354
Ghana
100%
3371:80,0783,677
United States
100%
2691:1,347,72125,551
Brazil
100%
1711:1,252,84330,630
Cameroon
100%
641:337,66412,267
South Africa
100%
511:1,069,26839,811
Papua New Guinea
100%
491:166,37414,464
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
451:30,2543,196
Philippines
100%
441:2,409,30651,061
India
100%
381:31,970,473641,623
Kenya-271:1,715,07820,068
Zimbabwe
100%
261:593,22425,219
Jamaica-221:131,0565,047
England
100%
191:2,926,47032,508
Malaysia
91%
 
181:1,691,66351,518
Scotland
100%
151:356,6915,068
Grenada
100%
81:13,5161,533
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Uganda
100%
51:8,191,38458,906
Zambia-51:3,170,95926,788
Saint Lucia
100%
41:44,4543,465
Venezuela
100%
41:7,550,47390,577
Canada-41:8,283,34367,579
Germany
100%
31:32,225,95964,270
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
31:37,1933,592
Panama-31:1,302,18625,104
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Montserrat-11:4,876752
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333

Donaldson (93,257) may also be a surname.

Donaldson Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: The proud chief’s son.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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