McDonagh Surname

47,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

McDonagh Surname Definition:

MACDONACH, Macdonnach: From Gaelic MacDonnchaidh, 'son of Duncan. ' See Macconachie.

McDonagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6,5121:723124
England6,0901:9,1491,337
United States2,9141:124,38513,225
Australia9851:27,4073,720
Northern Ireland7631:2,418496
Scotland6881:7,7821,170
Canada4951:74,4368,412
Wales1911:16,2021,749
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
United Arab Emirates381:241,11217,024
Malta181:23,9041,289
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France161:4,151,420237,746
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5,0561:876142
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:105,98010,540
Scotland1691:22,1492,118
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

McDonagh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACDONACH, Macdonnach: From Gaelic MacDonnchaidh, 'son of Duncan. ' See Macconachie.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) Son of Donagh or Donnchadh: v. Donaghie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Donnchadh (brown warrior or strong warrior).

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

McDonagh Last Name Facts

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

The surname McDonagh has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McDonagh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 47,122nd most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 663,047 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 131 percent of McDonagh are found; 130 percent are found in Northern Europe and 130 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is held by 6,512 people, or 1 in 723. In Ireland McDonagh is most frequent in: Connaught, where 52 percent are found, Leinster, where 34 percent are found and Ulster, where 14 percent are found. Besides Ireland McDonagh is found in 55 countries. It is also found in England, where 55 percent are found and The United States, where 27 percent are found.

McDonagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McDonagh has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the McDonagh last name grew 129 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 2,648 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 407 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 9,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDonagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McDonagh surname is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States McDonagh are 13.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McDonagh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 150.9% more than the national average, earning R 596,232 per year; in United States they earn 16.44% more than the national average, earning $50,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,267 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacDonagh94548/
McDonnagh9445/
MacDonaugh8916/
MacDonnagh891/
McDonogh88293/
MacDonnaugh841/
McDonough8236,053/
MacDonogh8230/
MacDonough78636/
Macdonnough744/
MacDoinough741/
MacDanough671/
Macdomnic592/
Magdonova591/
Magdonov501/

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