McDonough Surname

15,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

McDonough Surname Definition:

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

McDonough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States30,4201:11,9151,478
England3,1801:17,5212,521
Australia1,9011:14,2012,018
Canada1,1101:33,1944,289
Ireland4511:10,4411,360
Scotland2141:25,0182,743
Wales1601:19,3412,064
Northern Ireland1111:16,6222,199
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Philippines881:1,150,43492,307
Mexico671:1,852,63018,093
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
France261:2,554,720189,486
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Oman71:526,8535,771
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Dominica11:75,891912
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7781:5,694938
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1911:20,4662,901
Scotland1351:27,7282,454
Wales271:58,0892,880
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7141:8,7891,127

McDonough (50) may also be a first name.

McDonough 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)

(Irish) The son of Donnchadh (brown warrior or strong warrior).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McDonough Last Name Facts

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

McDonough occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of McDonough click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDonough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,465th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 202,134 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of McDonough live; 80 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,412,538th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 50 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 30,420 people, or 1 in 11,915. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States McDonough exists in 67 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

McDonough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McDonough has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McDonough surname increased 532 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 42 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 593 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDonough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McDonough last name are 1.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McDonough earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 6.09% less than the national average, earning R 223,176 per year; in United States they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $48,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.17% more than the national average, earning $59,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacDonough95636/
McDonogh94293/
Macdonnough904/
MacDoinough901/
MacDonogh8930/
MacDonaugh8416/
MacDanough841/
McDonagh8210,991/
MacDonnaugh801/
MacDonagh78548/
McDonnagh7845/
MacDonnagh741/
Magdonov591/
Magdonova561/

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McDonough Reference & Research

McDonough FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McDonough FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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