as a Last Name
- 198,162
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Mcdonald
Meaning & Origins
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhomhnuill, a patronymic from the personal name Domhnall, which is composed of the ancient Celtic elements domno- ‘world’ + val- ‘might’, ‘rule’.
| 123rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 198,162
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Mcdonald per capita
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