McDon Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McDon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McDon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

McDon (54) may also be a first name.

McDon Last Name Facts

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

The surname McDon is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McDon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of McDon reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McDon is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 54 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Washington, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States McDon is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 41 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

McDon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McDon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McDon surname decreased 8 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McDon earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.62% less than the national average, earning $23,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macdon911,120/
Macdong8345/
McDonne833/
Mackdon832/
Macdoon832/
MacDone831/
McDan804/
McDun800/
Macdoune771/
Magdon73331/
McDunn73305/
Macdan738/
Mogdon735/
Macdom733/
Makdon732/
Macdang67405/
Makdoun67273/
Magdoon6765/
Magdoin6724/
Macdoom678/
Macdean677/
Mougdon673/
Magdong673/
Makdoon672/
Maqdoon672/
Mogdoon671/
Mogdoin671/
Magduon671/
Magdoun671/
Mangdon671/
Maqudon671/
MacDanh671/
Magdonn671/
Magddon671/
Mongdon670/

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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
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  • 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 McDon
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