MacDougald Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacDougald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacDougald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1621:227,44221,827
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Ireland691:68,2454,322
Belgium151:766,44363,354
France151:4,428,181244,602
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290

MacDougald Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacDougald is most common in Canada. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of MacDougald.

How Common Is The Last Name MacDougald? popularity and diffusion

It is the 772,238th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of MacDougald live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname MacDougald is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 227,442. In Canada MacDougald is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 52 percent reside, Prince Edward Island, where 13 percent reside and Alberta, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Canada this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Ireland, where 19 percent reside.

MacDougald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of MacDougald has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the MacDougald surname grew 690 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacDougald Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the MacDougald last name is primarily Baptist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the MacDougald last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount MacDougald earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.87% more than the national average, earning R 327,636 per year; in United States they earn 55.31% more than the national average, earning $67,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $48,595 CAD per year.

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MacDougald Reference & Research

MacDougall FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 MacDougald
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