MacDougall Surname
Approximately 20,285 people bear this surname
MacDougall Surname Definition:
Son of Dougal(l; v. Dougal(l [Irish and Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill]
MacDougall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 7,847 | 1:4,696 | 663 |
| United States | 6,144 | 1:58,994 | 6,978 |
| Scotland | 2,274 | 1:2,354 | 437 |
| Australia | 1,457 | 1:18,528 | 2,582 |
| England | 1,220 | 1:45,671 | 5,754 |
| Argentina | 428 | 1:99,868 | 8,418 |
| South Africa | 299 | 1:181,196 | 19,872 |
| New Zealand | 277 | 1:16,348 | 2,848 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:58,387 | 5,284 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Northern Ireland | 31 | 1:59,517 | 4,663 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 1:221,493 | 10,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
MacDougall (16) may also be a first name.
MacDougall Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Son of Dougal(l; v. Dougal(l [Irish and Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill]
(Scottish, Irish) The son of Dougal (black stranger).
The son of Dougall. The family are descended from Dougall, grandson of Somerled Thane of Argyll.
MacDougall Demographics
Average MacDougall Salary in
United States
$50,112 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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MacDougall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacDougall Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacDougall has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacDougall? popularity and diffusion
MacDougall is the 26,525th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 359,258 people. The surname MacDougall occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of MacDougall live; 67 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname MacDougall is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 7,847 people, or 1 in 4,696. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 31 percent live, Nova Scotia, where 25 percent live and British Columbia, where 13 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Scotland, where 11 percent live.
MacDougall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of MacDougall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the MacDougall last name rose 29,257 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 30 percent between 1901 and 2014.
MacDougall Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the MacDougall surname is chiefly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the MacDougall surname are 0.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.07% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount MacDougall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.22% less than the national average, earning 251,893 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 101.01% more than the national average, earning R 477,672 per year; in United States they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning $50,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $49,174 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDougall | 95 | 25,188 | / |
| MacDougal | 95 | 1,376 | / |
| Macdugall | 95 | 23 | / |
| Mac'dougall | 95 | 5 | / |
| MacDogall | 95 | 4 | / |
| Macdouggall | 95 | 2 | / |
| Macdougalle | 95 | 1 | / |
| MacDoughall | 95 | 1 | / |
| MacDougald | 90 | 368 | / |
| MacDaugall | 90 | 3 | / |
| Macdongall | 90 | 2 | / |
| Magdougall | 90 | 2 | / |
| MacDoygall | 90 | 2 | / |
| Macdougale | 90 | 1 | / |
| MacDougoll | 90 | 1 | / |
| McDougal | 89 | 10,373 | / |
| MacDugal | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mocdougal | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacKdugal | 84 | 0 | / |
| MacDonghal | 80 | 0 | / |
| Makdugal | 78 | 3 | / |
| Magdugal | 78 | 1 | / |
| Magdaugal | 74 | 1 | / |
| Magdagal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magdangal | 63 | 1,450 | / |
| Magdañgal | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mangdangal | 60 | 1 | / |
| Magdagol | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 MacDougall
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