Macdonald Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Macdonald Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Macdonald family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 382
General Servant 30
Dress Maker 25
Annuitant 23
Domestic Servant 20
General Labourer 18
Labourer 18
Cotton Weaver 17
Laundress 16
Coal Miner 15
House Keeper 14
Charwoman 13
General Servant Domestic 10
Clerk 9
Cook 8
No Occupation 8
Servant 8
Agricultural Labourer 8
Cook Domestic Servant 7
Draper Assistant 7
From Dividends 6
Fisherman 6
Commercial Traveller 5
Draper 5
Housemaid Domestic Servant 5

Macdonald Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mcdonald 89% 25,805
2 Macdonald 100% 20,053
3 Macdonnald 90% 288
4 Mcdonold 78% 113

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The surname Macdonald is the 2nd most popular variant of Mcdonald.

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