MacDonogh Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

MacDonogh Surname Definition:

MACDONACH, Macdonnach: From Gaelic MacDonnchaidh, 'son of Duncan. ' See Macconachie.

MacDonogh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389

MacDonogh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACDONACH, Macdonnach: From Gaelic MacDonnchaidh, 'son of Duncan. ' See Macconachie.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacDonogh Last Name Facts

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

MacDonogh is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacDonogh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of MacDonogh reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname MacDonogh is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England MacDonogh is mostly concentrated in: Oxfordshire, where 52 percent live, Suffolk, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 16 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Ireland, where 3 percent live.

MacDonogh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of MacDonogh has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the MacDonogh surname contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacDonogh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacDonough95636/
McDonogh94293/
Macdonnough904/
MacDoinough901/
McDonough8936,053/
MacDonagh89548/
MacDonaugh8416/
MacDonnagh841/
MacDanough841/
MacDenough841/
McDonagh8210,991/
MacDonnaugh801/
McDonnagh7845/
Majdanok592/

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