Donoldson Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Donoldson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donoldson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Donoldson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donoldson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Donoldson.

How Common Is The Last Name Donoldson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Donoldson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Donoldson are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Donoldson is primarily concentrated in: California, where 33 percent reside, New York, where 33 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 33 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Jamaica, where 25 percent reside.

Donoldson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donoldson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Donoldson surname decreased 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Donoldson
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