McDougald Surname

111,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McDougald Surname Definition:

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

McDougald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1291:87,7849,899
Canada2851:129,28313,464
Scotland131:411,83217,291
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2491:15,0331,677
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5811:86,4358,985

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).

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

McDougald Last Name Facts

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

The surname McDougald is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McDougald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 111,742nd most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,755,189 people. The surname occurs mostly 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. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name at a global level, held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,129 people, or 1 in 87,784. In The United States McDougald is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 29 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States McDougald is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Scotland, where 0 percent live.

McDougald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McDougald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McDougald last name increased 711 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDougald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McDougald surname are 1.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.1% registered to vote for 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.

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McDougald Reference & Research

McDougald 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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