McDougald Surname
Approximately 4,152 people bear this surname
McDougald Surname Definition:
(Scottish, Irish) The son of Dougal (black stranger).
McDougald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,129 | 1:87,784 | 9,899 |
| Canada | 285 | 1:129,283 | 13,464 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 249 | 1:15,033 | 1,677 |
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 581 | 1:86,435 | 8,985 |
McDougald (10) may also be a first name.
McDougald Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scottish, Irish) The son of Dougal (black stranger).
McDougald Demographics
McDougald Political Affiliation
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McDougald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McDougald Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McDougald is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McDougald? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 111,742nd most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,755,189 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of McDougald are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McDougald is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,129 people, or 1 in 87,784. In The United States McDougald is most common in: North Carolina, where 29 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Scotland, where 0 percent are found.
McDougald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McDougald has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 711 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McDougald Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the McDougald surname are 1.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.1% being registered with the political party.
The amount McDougald earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.53% less than the national average, earning $38,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $51,245 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacDougald | 95 | 368 | / |
| McDouguald | 95 | 3 | / |
| McDougalld | 95 | 1 | / |
| McDdougald | 95 | 1 | / |
| McDugald | 94 | 146 | / |
| McDougld | 94 | 3 | / |
| McDogald | 94 | 2 | / |
| McDouglad | 89 | 19 | / |
| McDougold | 89 | 9 | / |
| Mgdougald | 89 | 1 | / |
| McDougled | 89 | 1 | / |
| McDoogald | 89 | 1 | / |
| McDaugald | 89 | 0 | / |
| MacDouglad | 84 | 2 | / |
| McDougoldw | 84 | 0 | / |
| McDugold | 82 | 0 | / |
| McOduglad | 78 | 1 | / |
| Machado Gualda | 70 | 1 | / |
| McDougal-White | 70 | 1 | / |
| MacDougall Watt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machado Goldau | 61 | 1 | / |
| Machado Claudio | 50 | 3 | / |
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McDougald Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McDougald
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