McDonnagh Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

McDonnagh Surname Definition:

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

McDonnagh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:117,7235,959
England401:1,392,95161,553
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:55,3734,488
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McDonnagh 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
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McDonnagh Demographics

Average McDonnagh Salary in
England

£28,579

Per year
Rank:
27,199 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000161111
Rank: 40,672 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
105.94%
Sample size: 13 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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McDonnagh Last Name Facts

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

The surname McDonnagh is found most frequently in Ireland. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDonnagh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 180 percent of McDonnagh reside; 180 percent reside in Northern Europe and 180 percent reside in British Isles.

McDonnagh is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 117,723. In Ireland McDonnagh is mostly concentrated in: Connaught, where 63 percent are found, Munster, where 35 percent are found and Leinster, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Ireland this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 89 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

McDonnagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McDonnagh has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDonnagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McDonnagh surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacDonnagh951/
McDonagh9410,991/
MacDonnaugh901/
MacDonagh89548/
MacDonaugh8416/
McDonogh82293/
Macdonnough804/
McDonough7836,053/
MacDonogh7830/
MacDonough74636/
MacDoinough701/
MacDanough631/
Macdomnic562/
Magdonova561/
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