MacDowall Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

MacDowall Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of the dark foreigner.

MacDowall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Canada1191:309,62728,530
England911:612,28636,401
Peru691:460,63913,676
Scotland611:87,7676,275
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Australia281:964,13257,058
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

MacDowall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of the dark foreigner.

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

MacDowall Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacDowall is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacDowall? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacDowall is the 467,272nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. MacDowall is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of MacDowall reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 1,303,809. In The United States MacDowall is mostly found in: New York, where 17 percent live, Oregon, where 13 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

MacDowall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of MacDowall has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 27,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacDowall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the MacDowall last name are 15.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.07% being registered with the party.

The amount MacDowall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 57.89% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,607 per year; in United States they earn 9.3% less than the national average, earning $39,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $50,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mac-Dowall955/
MacDowwall951/
Macdowally951/
McDowall948,081/
MacDowal942/
MacDowll941/
MacDowell892,594/
MacDouall8984/
MacDowald892/
Mc-Dowall892/
McDouwall891/
McDowal8820/
McDowll8810/
MacDowl880/
MacDoll880/
Mac-Dowell8418/
MacDouvall844/
Macdo Well842/
McDowell8273,865/
McDouall82262/
MacDowel8270/
McDawall825/
McDowill822/
Magdowal821/
McDowlle821/
McDowllu821/
Macddall821/
McDowoll821/
McDowale820/
McDoewll820/
McDuwall820/
McDoal8027/
McDowl8027/
MacDal806/
McDoll802/
MacDoughall801/
McDall801/
McDowelle7831/
MacDouell7825/
Mccdowell784/
McDowwell783/
Makdwallo783/
Macdovald782/
McDdowell782/
Mc-Dowell782/
Macdawell782/
McDowella781/
McDowewll781/
Mucdowell781/
McDoewell781/
McDoweell781/
Macdawill781/
Mac-Dowel781/
Mc'dowell781/
McDowelly780/
MacKdowel780/
McDoowell780/
McDowellw780/
McDowel75148/
Magdall7537/
McDwell759/
McDeall757/
MacDill757/
Macdale755/
McDoual754/
Machdal754/
McDally752/
McDoell752/
McDowle751/
MacAdol751/
MacDael751/
MacDaly751/
McAdoll751/
McDolla751/
MacDahl751/
MacDail751/
Macdole751/
Mactall751/
Macdala751/
McDoull750/
McToall750/
McDowil750/
McDaull750/
McDawal750/
McDolle750/
McDoale750/
McDoyal750/
McDoughall7413/
Mackdawill741/
Machado Allao731/
McDewell7136/
McDoeell7112/
Machadal7110/
Makadwal719/
McDawell718/
Magdalla718/
Mcdowele714/
McDoweil712/
McDoweol712/
McDowile712/
Magdallo712/
Macadael712/
Mack dal712/
Makdwala711/
MacKdaly711/
MacDella711/
McDollie711/
McDoueal711/
McDoweel711/
McDowelo711/
Maqdooal711/
McDowwel711/
MacDoyle711/
MacOdell711/
Muckdall711/
Mkadwala711/
Mkdowell711/
Macodoul711/
Machdale711/
Mactwala711/
Macdouel711/
McDouell710/
Magdwell710/
McCadall710/
McDouyal710/
McDoulle710/
MacAdell710/
McDauell710/
MacOatullio701/
McDowell-Ho701/
Machado Ali701/
Mactal673,217/
McDole672,152/
McDill671,692/
Magdal67433/
McDale67119/
McToal67114/
Makadwala6764/
McTall6746/
McDool6737/
Magdol6735/
Mukkadall6734/
Mcdell6722/
Mcdoolley6716/
Micdal6716/
McDoughal678/
Makdauell676/
Macdel676/
Machadolu675/
Macatelli675/
Macotello675/
McDeal674/
Maqdal674/
Macatolle674/
Makdal673/
Mcdull672/
Makadwale672/
Mcdeol672/
Mac'oduol672/
McDoul671/
McDoel671/
McDual671/
Mickdowel671/
Mugadalli671/
Mogadally671/
McDial671/
McDoughll671/
MacDailey671/
Macotella671/
Makdallah671/
McToll671/
Mukadwali671/
Macdul671/
Mgadallah671/
Makhdallh671/
Macadelli671/
McDawl670/
McDaly670/
McDaul670/
McDael670/
McDola670/
McDoil670/
McKidwell670/
Magdubal592/

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