Donalson Surname

251,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Donalson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donalson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4511:249,79923,761
England531:1,051,28451,324
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Panama101:391,2268,067
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominica11:75,891912
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1851:42,3794,945

Donalson (1,326) may also be a first name.

Donalson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Donalson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Donalson is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donalson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Donalson is the 251,505th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,627,013 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Donalson reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 215,753rd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 1,326 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,451 people, or 1 in 249,799. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 27 percent reside, Georgia, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 1 percent reside.

Donalson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Donalson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 122 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donalson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Donalson surname is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Donalson are 10% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Donalson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.57% less than the national average, earning $40,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $52,214 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Donalson
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