McDonegh Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McDonegh Surname Definition:

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

McDonegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

McDonegh 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)

McDonegh Last Name Facts

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

The last name McDonegh is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDonegh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of McDonegh live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States McDonegh is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 91 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent are found and Ireland, where 6 percent are found.

McDonegh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McDonegh has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the McDonegh last name grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McDonegh Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the McDonegh last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

McDonegh earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McDoneghy940/
McDongh936/
McDonneugh890/
McDonagh8810,991/
McDonogh88293/
McDonugh8836/
McDoungh882/
McDonneg880/
McDonngh880/
McDonough8236,053/
MacDonagh82548/
McDonaugh82416/
McDonnagh8245/
MacDonogh8230/
McDounagh824/
Mc-Donagh824/
McDdonagh822/
McDonuogh822/
McDonaigh821/
McDonoygh821/
McDonoagh821/
McDaonagh821/
McDonaogh821/
McDonoguh821/
McDonowgh821/
McDonuagh821/
McDoonagh821/
McDounogh821/
McDonaagh820/
McDonaghe820/
McDonaghy820/
McDonogha820/
McDonnogh820/
McDonnugh820/
McDennegh820/
McDouongh820/
McDonogah820/
Macdong8045/
McDonch801/
Mecdong801/
McDonag801/
MacDonough78636/
McDonnough78391/
McDonnaugh7840/
McDounough7818/
MacDonaugh7816/
McDonaough785/
McDonoough784/
Mccdonough782/
McDonaghue781/
MacDonnagh781/
McGdonough781/
McDonnaagh781/
McDonnuogh781/
McDonoughh781/
Mc-Donough781/
McDonaugha781/
McDonoghue780/
McDonaughe780/
McDonoughe780/
McDonuough780/
McDonoughy780/
McDounoagh780/
McDonougho780/
Hmcdonough780/
McDonoughw780/
McDonach7564/
McDonoug7511/
McDunagh753/
McDanagh751/
Macdongo751/
McDenagh751/
McDonaga751/
McDonagu751/
Mcadongo751/
Mecodong751/
McDunech750/
McDanogh750/
McDinogh750/
McDnough750/
Macdonnough744/
MacDoinough741/
MacDonnaugh741/
MacDonougha741/
Micdonouugh741/
McDonnoughe740/
Macodongo719/
McDanough714/
Macaadong714/
McDonncha712/
McDonouch711/
McDunough711/
McOdnough711/
McDonouhg711/
Mc'odongo711/
McDonnoch710/
McDenough710/
McDonnach710/
McDanaugh710/
McDunnagh710/
McDonnoug710/
McDonnaughay701/
Macdang67405/
McDunnough6727/
McDonic6713/
Mokodongah678/
Makdong676/
Magdong673/
McAdang672/
Machadongo672/
McDonix671/
MacTong671/
MacDanough671/
MacDenough671/
McDunnowgh671/
Mugdong671/
Mcdengu671/
Macdeng671/
McDonachie670/
McDannaugh670/
McDonoc670/
McDaunough670/
McDannough670/
McDennough670/
McDaniek632/
McDunick500/
McDenick500/

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