Donald Name Meaning: This name is reduced from McDonald.Patronymic from the personal name 'Domhnall',composed of the celtic elements 'Domno' world + 'Val' rule.
The above may indicate someone in charge or of higher power 'a ruler'. The surname is of Gaelic (scottish) origin.
Discover how your Donald ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 48 |
| Cornwall | 77 |
| Cumberland | 176 |
| Derbyshire | 20 |
| Devon | 28 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 87 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 |
| Hampshire | 14 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 12 |
| Kent | 31 |
| Lancashire | 224 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 470 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 89 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 7 |
| Nottinghamshire | 23 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 17 |
| Sussex | 11 |
| Staffordshire | 31 |
| Warwickshire | 32 |
| Westmorland | 23 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 69 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 21 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 25 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 173 |
| House Servant | 45 |
| Labourer | 42 |
| Servant | 27 |
| At Home | 27 |
| Coal Miner | 21 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 20 |
| Dress Maker | 16 |
| Hawker | 15 |
| Tailor | 14 |
| Farm Labourer | 11 |
| General Servant | 10 |
| Farm Servant | 10 |
| Shoe Maker | 9 |
| Errand Boy | 9 |
| Annuitant | 8 |
| Carpenter | 6 |
| House Keeper | 6 |
| Wife Of Above | 6 |
| Blacksmith | 6 |
| Scholar At Home | 6 |
| Laundress | 6 |
| Vagrant | 5 |
| Baker | 5 |
| Watch Maker | 5 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Donald | 1,683 |
| John Donald | 1,678 |
| William Donald | 1,265 |
| James Donald | 1,145 |
| Elizabeth Donald | 877 |
| Thomas Donald | 829 |
| Margaret Donald | 589 |
| Jane Donald | 574 |
| George Donald | 518 |
| Ann Donald | 436 |
| Sarah Donald | 429 |
| Robert Donald | 408 |
| Catherine Donald | 340 |
| Annie Donald | 323 |
| Ellen Donald | 323 |
| Alexander Donald | 293 |
| Charles Donald | 290 |
| Joseph Donald | 251 |
| Henry Donald | 236 |
| Edward Donald | 232 |
| Alice Donald | 198 |
| Eliza Donald | 191 |
| David Donald | 179 |
| Isabella Donald | 174 |
| Patrick Donald | 172 |