Macdonnell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 2
Devon 0
Dorset 1
Durham 0
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 10
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 5
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 2
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 8

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 5
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 3
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Macdonnell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Macdonnell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Mechanic 2
Painter 2
Civil Engineer Retired 1
Clerk Civil Service B Cidgley 1
Cook 1
House Keeper 1
Cigar Sorter 1
Forgeman Cutter Down Unemployed 1
Winder At Cotton Mill 1
Iron Hammer Driver 1
Stationary Shop Assistant 1
Leiutanent Coloniel A P D Active 1
Leiutanent Coloniel A P D Active's Wife 1
Brass Worker 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Hawker 1
Staff Surgeon 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Coal Miner 1
Aerated Waters Seller 1
Railway Labourer 1
Butcher 1
Charwoman 1
Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Macdonnell

Name Census Frequency
John Macdonnell 20
Mary Macdonnell 20
James Macdonnell 15
William Macdonnell 12
Margaret Macdonnell 10
Sarah Macdonnell 9
Patrick Macdonnell 8
Catherine Macdonnell 7
Henry Macdonnell 7
Jane Macdonnell 6
Thomas Macdonnell 6
Bridget Macdonnell 5
Charles Macdonnell 5
Ellen Macdonnell 5
Emma Macdonnell 5
Joseph Macdonnell 5
Alfred Macdonnell 4
Annie Macdonnell 4
Arthur Macdonnell 4
Edward Macdonnell 4
Eliza Macdonnell 4
Frederick Macdonnell 4
George Macdonnell 4
Richard Macdonnell 4
Edith Macdonnell 3

Macdonnell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mcdonnell 90% 2,856
2 Macdonnell 100% 306
3 Mcdonell 80% 261
4 Macdonell 90% 209
5 Mcdonnel 80% 160

Did you know?

The surname Macdonnell is the 2nd most popular variant of Mcdonnell.

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