McDonnaugh Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McDonnaugh Surname Definition:

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

McDonnaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England101:5,571,806158,774
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

McDonnaugh 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)

McDonnaugh Last Name Facts

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

McDonnaugh is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDonnaugh? popularity and diffusion

McDonnaugh is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of McDonnaugh live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States McDonnaugh is mostly concentrated in: District of Columbia, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and New York, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Jamaica, where 5 percent are found.

McDonnaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McDonnaugh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McDonnaugh last name decreased 19 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDonnaugh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McDonnaugh surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

McDonnaugh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.48% more than the national average, earning $70,971 USD per year.

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