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 355
Living On Own Means 46
General Labourer 28
Living On Her Own Means 25
Domestic Servant 22
General Servant Domestic 18
Dress Maker 18
Clerk 15
Coal Miner 15
Labourer 14
Tailor 12
General Servant 11
Laundress 10
Cook 10
Cook Domestic 8
House Maid Domestic Servant 8
House Keeper 8
Errand Boy 8
Draper 8
Cotton Weaver 7
House Maid 7
School Teacher 7
Cook Domestic Servant 7
Dressmaker 7
Gardener 6

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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