MacDougall Surname

26,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacDougall Surname Definition:

Son of Dougal(l; v. Dougal(l [Irish and Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill]

MacDougall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7,8471:4,696663
United States6,1441:58,9946,978
Scotland2,2741:2,354437
Australia1,4571:18,5282,582
England1,2201:45,6715,754
Argentina4281:99,8688,418
South Africa2991:181,19619,872
New Zealand2771:16,3482,848
Wales531:58,3875,284
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France131:5,109,440259,941
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Malta41:107,5681,849
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, Irish) The son of Dougal (black stranger).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The son of Dougall. The family are descended from Dougall, grandson of Somerled Thane of Argyll.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

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.

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MacDougall Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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