McDonnough Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McDonnough Surname Definition:

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

McDonnough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3851:941,45270,347
Jamaica1771:16,2141,518
England61:9,286,343223,652
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4991:100,63910,200

McDonnough 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)

(Gaelic.) The son of Donnach, the same as Duncan, safe, able to defend.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

McDonnough Last Name Facts

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

McDonnough occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDonnough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 738,530th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 144 percent of McDonnough are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 941,452. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 18 percent reside and Virginia, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States McDonnough is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 45 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

McDonnough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McDonnough has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 23 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDonnough Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the McDonnough last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

McDonnough earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,366 USD per year.

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