McDougal Surname

49,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

McDougal Surname Definition:

Son of Dougal(l; v. Dougal(l [Irish and Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill]

McDougal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,1431:39,6434,879
Australia5241:51,5196,372
England3961:140,70213,671
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Scotland1351:39,6583,738
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
Belize631:5,642954
Jamaica591:48,6432,881
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Wales141:221,03813,576
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Dominica11:75,891912
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,1081:3,378561
England3701:65,8797,540
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0511:24,4853,050

McDougal (19) may also be a first name.

McDougal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Son of Dougal(l; v. Dougal(l [Irish and Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, Irish) The son of Dougal (black stranger).

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

McDougal Last Name Facts

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

The last name McDougal is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDougal? popularity and diffusion

The last name McDougal is the 49,586th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 702,549 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of McDougal live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. McDougal is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 9,143 people, or 1 in 39,643. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

McDougal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McDougal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McDougal last name expanded 446 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McDougal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McDougal last name is primarily Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States McDougal are 8.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McDougal earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $41,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.67% less than the national average, earning $45,374 CAD per year.

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McDougal Reference & Research

MacDougall 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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