McDonough Surname
Approximately 36,053 people bear this surname
McDonough Surname Definition:
MACDONACH, Macdonnach: From Gaelic MacDonnchaidh, 'son of Duncan. ' See Macconachie.
McDonough Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30,420 | 1:11,915 | 1,478 |
| England | 3,180 | 1:17,521 | 2,521 |
| Australia | 1,901 | 1:14,201 | 2,018 |
| Canada | 1,110 | 1:33,194 | 4,289 |
| Ireland | 451 | 1:10,441 | 1,360 |
| Scotland | 214 | 1:25,018 | 2,743 |
| Wales | 160 | 1:19,341 | 2,064 |
| Northern Ireland | 111 | 1:16,622 | 2,199 |
| New Zealand | 102 | 1:44,395 | 7,335 |
| Philippines | 88 | 1:1,150,434 | 92,307 |
| Mexico | 67 | 1:1,852,630 | 18,093 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Cayman Islands | 9 | 1:7,099 | 820 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 778 | 1:5,694 | 938 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,191 | 1:20,466 | 2,901 |
| Scotland | 135 | 1:27,728 | 2,454 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:58,089 | 2,880 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,714 | 1:8,789 | 1,127 |
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.
(Irish) The son of Donnchadh (brown warrior or strong warrior).
McDonough Demographics
Average Male McDonough Height
177.66 cm
Average Female McDonough Height
163.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McDonough Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McDonough Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McDonough is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McDonough? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,465th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 202,134 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of McDonough reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,412,538th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 50 people.
It is most commonly occurring 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 reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
McDonough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McDonough has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McDonough last name rose 532 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 42 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 593 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McDonough Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the McDonough last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McDonough surname are 1.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.42% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacDonough | 95 | 636 | / |
| McDonogh | 94 | 293 | / |
| Macdonnough | 90 | 4 | / |
| MacDoinough | 90 | 1 | / |
| MacDonogh | 89 | 30 | / |
| MacDonaugh | 84 | 16 | / |
| MacDanough | 84 | 1 | / |
| McDonagh | 82 | 10,991 | / |
| MacDonnaugh | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacDonagh | 78 | 548 | / |
| McDonnagh | 78 | 45 | / |
| MacDonnagh | 74 | 1 | / |
| Magdonov | 59 | 1 | / |
| Magdonova | 56 | 1 | / |
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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.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McDonough
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