MacDona Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

MacDona Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Donagh or Donnchadh: v. Donaghie.

MacDona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

MacDona (89) may also be a first name.

MacDona Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Donagh or Donnchadh: v. Donaghie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacDona Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacDona has its highest incidence in England. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacDona? popularity and diffusion

MacDona is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of MacDona live; 35 percent live in Northern Europe and 35 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly used first name on earth, held by 89 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England it is most prevalent in: Dorset, where 44 percent reside, Merseyside, where 22 percent reside and Somerset, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

MacDona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacDona has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacDona surname expanded 155 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacDona Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

MacDona earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 135.28% more than the national average, earning $101,521 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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