McDonaugh Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

McDonaugh Surname Definition:

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

McDonaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
England941:592,74535,632
Australia671:402,92132,505
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1811:24,4742,667
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

McDonaugh 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

McDonaugh Last Name Facts

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

The surname McDonaugh is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McDonaugh? popularity and diffusion

The surname McDonaugh is the 706,244th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The surname McDonaugh is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of McDonaugh live; 62 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 1,603,801. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 19 percent are found, Illinois, where 19 percent are found and New Jersey, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The United States McDonaugh occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

McDonaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McDonaugh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McDonaugh surname decreased 6 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McDonaugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McDonaugh last name are 22.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount McDonaugh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 40.81% more than the national average, earning $60,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.61% more than the national average, earning $59,922 CAD per year.

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