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MacDonald (surname)

February 01, 2024

MacDonald, Macdonald, and McDonald are surnames of both Irish and Scottish Origin. In the Scottish Gaelic and Irish languages they are patronymic, referring to an ancestor with given name Donald.

MacDonald, Macdonald, McDonald
Pronunciationmɨkdɒnəld
Language(s)Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic
Origin
Meaning"Son of Dòmhnall"
Region of originIreland, Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)Donald, Donaldson (surname), McDonnell, MacDonnell, McDonell MacDonell, McConnell, MacConnell

Origins and variants edit

The surname is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill or Dòmhnallach.[1] The name is a patronym meaning 'son of Dòmhnall'. The personal name Dòmhnall is composed of the elements domno 'world' and val 'might rule'.[2] According to Alex Woolf, the Gaelic personal name is probably a borrowing from the British Celtic Dyfnwal.

In the context of Scottish clans, the various forms of the name refer to one of the largest clans, Clan Donald. In Ireland the name is largely from this root but may sometimes be a synonym for MacDonnell, which itself may be of distinct Scottish Clan Donald galloglass or native Irish origins.[3]

Frequency and distribution edit

In Scottish surname data, no distinction is made between, for instance, "Macdonald" and "MacDonald".[4] According to these data, the following frequency information can be collated:

Year(s) Macdonald Rank %freq[5] McDonald Rank %freq
1855–1858[6] 2 1.23 <50 <0.30
1935[6] 2 1.03 <50 <0.28
1958[6] 3 0.98 <50 <0.26
1976[7] 10 0.59 23 0.40
1990[7] 10 0.55 32 0.35
1999–2001[4][7] 9 0.55 24 0.37
2014[8][9] 10 0.51 30 0.32

Table references[5][6][10][7]

Frequency data from England of 1891 shows a concentration of families bearing the "Macdonald" surname in Lancashire and Yorkshire with a lower frequency in the northernmost counties, but overall widespread distribution throughout the country.[11] "McDonald" shares the same pattern of distribution.[12] In contemporaneous data from the United States, coast-to-coast distribution of both "Macdonald" and "McDonald" appears in 1880.[13][14] Looking back to 1840 in the United States, the prevalence of "McDonald" is far greater than that of "Macdonald", with concentration in the Ohio-Pennsylvania-New York corridor.[15][16]

Notable people: MacDonald surname edit

Born before 1400

Born after 1400

Born after 1700

  • Flora MacDonald (1722–1790), Jacobite patriot who protected Bonnie Prince Charlie after the 1746 Battle of Culloden
  • Jacques MacDonald (1765–1840), 1st Duke of Taranto, French military officer and Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon I (2nd generation French; father was Scottish)
  • John MacDonald of Garth (1771–1866), Scottish emigrant to Canada, early partner in the North West Company
  • John Small MacDonald (c. 1791 – 1849), Canadian businessman and provincial politician

Born after 1800

Born after 1900

Born after 1950

Notable people: Macdonald surname edit

Born after 1700

Born after 1800

Born after 1900

Born after 1950

Notable people: McDonald surname edit

Born after 1800

Born after 1900

Born after 1950

Pseudonyms edit

  • Abby McDonald, pen-name of British author Abigal Hass
  • Ian MacDonald (born Ian MacCormick, 1948–2003), British music critic and author

Fictional characters edit

See also edit

Ambiguous human name pages

References edit

  1. ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain. "Ainmean Pearsanta" [Personal names] (docx) (in Scottish Gaelic). Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  2. ^ "McDonald Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  3. ^ MacLysaght, Edward (1991). The Surnames of Ireland. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-7165-2364-7.
  4. ^ a b . Occasional papers. General Register Office for Scotland. Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2008-02-10. In this new survey of surnames, as in all previous surveys, we have not distinguished between the varying use of capital letters within surnames e.g. MacDonald/Macdonald. However, as in the previous two surveys, each spelling is noted separately in the tables e.g. McDonald/MacDonald.
  5. ^ a b %freq = percentage of the sample population sharing a particular surname.
  6. ^ a b c d (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2009-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ a b c d (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2009-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "MacDonald Surname". Forebears. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  9. ^ "McDonald Surname". Forebears. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  10. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2009-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Note: Quote from GROScotSurnames: "Note that McDonald is shown as more common than MacDonald in 1901, although given the uncertainties surrounding the spelling of these names it would seem wrong to regard this as significant."
  11. ^ macdonald Families Living in England and Wales in 1891 – Ancestry.com
  12. ^ mcdonald Families Living in England and Wales in 1891 – Ancestry.com
  13. ^ mcdonald Family History Facts 1880 – Ancestry.com
  14. ^ macdonald Family History Facts 1880 – Ancestry.com
  15. ^ mcdonald Family History Facts 1840 – Ancestry.com
  16. ^ macdonald Family History Facts 1840 – Ancestry.com

February 01, 2024
macdonald, surname, macdonald, macdonald, mcdonald, surnames, both, irish, scottish, origin, scottish, gaelic, irish, languages, they, patronymic, referring, ancestor, with, given, name, donald, macdonald, macdonald, mcdonaldpronunciationmɨkdɒnəldlanguage, iri. MacDonald Macdonald and McDonald are surnames of both Irish and Scottish Origin In the Scottish Gaelic and Irish languages they are patronymic referring to an ancestor with given name Donald MacDonald Macdonald McDonaldPronunciationmɨkdɒneldLanguage s Irish Gaelic and Scottish GaelicOriginMeaning Son of Domhnall Region of originIreland ScotlandOther namesVariant form s Donald Donaldson surname McDonnell MacDonnell McDonell MacDonell McConnell MacConnell Contents 1 Origins and variants 2 Frequency and distribution 3 Notable people MacDonald surname 4 Notable people Macdonald surname 5 Notable people McDonald surname 6 Pseudonyms 7 Fictional characters 8 See also 9 ReferencesOrigins and variants editThe surname is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic MacDhomhnaill or Domhnallach 1 The name is a patronym meaning son of Domhnall The personal name Domhnall is composed of the elements domno world and val might rule 2 According to Alex Woolf the Gaelic personal name is probably a borrowing from the British Celtic Dyfnwal In the context of Scottish clans the various forms of the name refer to one of the largest clans Clan Donald In Ireland the name is largely from this root but may sometimes be a synonym for MacDonnell which itself may be of distinct Scottish Clan Donald galloglass or native Irish origins 3 Frequency and distribution editIn Scottish surname data no distinction is made between for instance Macdonald and MacDonald 4 According to these data the following frequency information can be collated Year s Macdonald Rank freq 5 McDonald Rank freq1855 1858 6 2 1 23 lt 50 lt 0 301935 6 2 1 03 lt 50 lt 0 281958 6 3 0 98 lt 50 lt 0 261976 7 10 0 59 23 0 401990 7 10 0 55 32 0 351999 2001 4 7 9 0 55 24 0 372014 8 9 10 0 51 30 0 32Table references 5 6 10 7 Frequency data from England of 1891 shows a concentration of families bearing the Macdonald surname in Lancashire and Yorkshire with a lower frequency in the northernmost counties but overall widespread distribution throughout the country 11 McDonald shares the same pattern of distribution 12 In contemporaneous data from the United States coast to coast distribution of both Macdonald and McDonald appears in 1880 13 14 Looking back to 1840 in the United States the prevalence of McDonald is far greater than that of Macdonald with concentration in the Ohio Pennsylvania New York corridor 15 16 Notable people MacDonald surname editBorn before 1400 Aonghus Mor died c 1293 son of Domhnall mac Raghnaill and can be regarded as the first MacDonald Aonghus og of Islay died 1314 1318 c 1330 Chief of Clan Donald and ally of Robert the Bruce John of Islay Lord of the Isles died 1386 First Lord of the Isles and Chief of Clan Donald Donald of Islay Lord of the Isles died 1423 Second Lord of the Isles Alexander of Islay Earl of Ross died 1449 Third Lord of the Isles ally then rival of his relative James I of ScotlandBorn after 1400 John of Islay Earl of Ross 1434 1503 or John MacDonald Scottish ruler Fourth Lord of the Isles and Chief of the Highland Clan Donald Aonghas og died 1490 bastard son of John of Islay and last of the MacDonald Lords of the Isles Alasdair Mac Colla 1610 1647 or Sir Alexander MacDonald Scottish Irish military commander during the Wars of the Three KingdomsBorn after 1700 Flora MacDonald 1722 1790 Jacobite patriot who protected Bonnie Prince Charlie after the 1746 Battle of Culloden Jacques MacDonald 1765 1840 1st Duke of Taranto French military officer and Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon I 2nd generation French father was Scottish John MacDonald of Garth 1771 1866 Scottish emigrant to Canada early partner in the North West Company John Small MacDonald c 1791 1849 Canadian businessman and provincial politicianBorn after 1800 Annie MacDonald 1832 1897 British courtier Dresser lady s maid to Queen Victoria of Great Britain A B MacDonald 1871 1942 American journalist Beatrice Mary MacDonald 1881 1969 American Army nurse during World War I Bob MacDonald golfer 1885 1960 Scottish American golfer Claude Maxwell MacDonald 1852 1915 British soldier and diplomat Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald 1864 1922 Canadian writer suffragist George MacDonald 1824 1905 Scottish English author poet and Christian minister Hector MacDonald 1853 1903 Scottish Major General of the British Army under Lord Kitchener John Alexander Macdonald 1815 1891 first Prime minister of Canada usually referred to as John A Macdonald John L MacDonald 1838 1903 Scottish American national politician Pirie MacDonald 1867 1942 American portrait photographer Ramsay MacDonald 1866 1937 Scottish politician twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom son of Macdonald father and Ramsay mother registered at birth as James McDonald Ramsay Ranald MacDonald 1834 1894 Scottish Chinook educator First man to teach the English language in Japan William Josiah MacDonald 1873 1946 American lawyer and national politicianBorn after 1900 Jeanette MacDonald 1903 1965 American singer and actress Jimmy MacDonald sound effects artist 1906 1991 Scottish born American sound designer at Disney Jack Macdonald sportsman 1908 1982 New Zealand rower James Macdonald ornithologist 1908 2002 Scottish Australian ornithologist Ian MacDonald actor 1914 1978 American actor and director during the 1940s and 1960s Ross Macdonald 1915 1983 pseudonym of the American Canadian writer Kenneth Millar John D MacDonald 1916 1986 American novelist Virginia B MacDonald 1920 2008 American politician Charles B MacDonald 1922 1990 American World War II soldier and military historian Flora MacDonald politician 1926 2015 Canadian politician Peter MacDonald Navajo leader born 1928 former chairman of the Navajo Nation Robert David MacDonald 1929 2004 Scottish playwright director and translator Jeffrey R MacDonald born 1943 American murderer Margo MacDonald 1943 2014 Scottish politician Kevin B MacDonald born 1944 American psychology academic Ralph MacDonald 1944 2011 American percussionist songwriter Linda MacDonald born 1946 American multimedia artist and quilter L Ian MacDonald born 1947 Canadian author columnist broadcaster and diplomat Born after 1950 Alan MacDonald rugby union born 1985 Scottish rugby union player Andrew MacDonald ice hockey born 1986 Canadian ice hockey player Andrew McDonald water polo born 1955 American water polo player Ann Marie MacDonald born 1958 Canadian playwright novelist actor and broadcast journalist Duck MacDonald Andrew Duck MacDonald born 1953 American heavy metal hard rock guitarist Fiona MacDonald born 1974 Scottish curler Garry MacDonald born 1962 English footballer Heidi MacDonald American comic book editor and comics critic Jacob MacDonald born 1993 American ice hockey player Jason MacDonald born 1975 Canadian mixed martial artist Kevin MacDonald footballer born 1960 Scottish footballer Kiaran MacDonald English boxer Kirk MacDonald ice hockey born 1983 Canadian ice hockey player Kirk MacDonald politician born 1975 member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Linda MacDonald activist Canadian activist against Non State Torture Mike MacDonald comedian 1954 2018 Canadian comedian and actor Mike MacDonald rugby union born 1980 American rugby union player Ray MacDonald born 1977 Thai actor Roddie MacDonald born 1954 Scottish footballer Roddy R S MacDonald born 1956 Scottish Australian Pipe Major and composer Rory MacDonald fighter born 1989 Canadian mixed martial artist Shaun MacDonald born 1988 Welsh footballer Tom MacDonald rapper born 1988 Canadian rapper songwriter William J MacDonald writer and producer American television writer and producerNotable people Macdonald surname editBorn after 1700 Allan Macdonald 1794 1862 New York politician Lawrence Macdonald 1799 c 1870 Scottish sculptor Etienne Macdonald 1765 1840 Marshal of the EmpireBorn after 1800 John Sandfield Macdonald 1812 1872 Canadian national politician First Premier of Ontario Sir John A Macdonald 1815 1891 Scottish Canadian national politician first Prime Minister of Canada Donald Alexander Macdonald 1817 1896 Canadian national politician John Macdonald Canadian politician 1824 1890 Scottish Canadian merchant churchman philanthropist and national politician William Christoper Macdonald 1831 1917 Scottish Canadian tobacco manufacturer philanthropist Captain Murdo Stewart MacDonald 1852 1938 Scottish sailor the last Sea Baron Lloyd s Surveyor of Shipping Charles B Macdonald 1855 1939 American golfer introduced the first 18 hole course in the United States C Leslie Macdonald 1856 1929 Australian racehorse owner Alexander Macdonald New York politician 1867 1935 American politician and conservationist John Smyth Macdonald 1867 1941 British physiologist Harry Macdonough born John Macdonald 1871 1931 Canadian singer and recording executive John Alexander Macdonald Prince Edward Island politician 1874 1948 Canadian national politician William Alexander Macdonald fl 1890s Canadian provincial politician William Ross Macdonald 1891 1976 Canadian national politician Ab Macdonald Albert Macdonald 1896 after 1967 South Australian horse trainerBorn after 1900 Archibald Archie James Florence Macdonald 1904 1983 British Liberal MP Barbara Macdonald 1913 2000 American social worker lesbian feminist and ageism activist Dwight Macdonald 1906 1982 American writer editor social critic philosopher and political radical Eleanor Josephine Macdonald 1906 2007 pioneer American cancer epidemiologist and cancer researcher John Michael Macdonald 1906 1997 Canadian national politician Jack Macdonald sportsman 1908 1982 New Zealand rower James David Macdonald ornithologist 1908 2002 British and Australian ornithologist Margaret Mary Macdonald 1910 1968 Canadian national politician Callum Macdonald 1912 1999 Scottish publisher who specialised in poetry James David Macdonald politician 1922 1995 Canadian politician Ian G Macdonald born 1928 English mathematician a prominent contributor to algebraic combinatorics Ian Macdonald Australian politician born 1945 Australian national politician Ian Macdonald New South Wales politician born 1949 Australian state politicianBorn after 1950 Dame Mary Macdonald born 1950 British head teacher honoured for services to education Amy MacDonald writer born 1951 American writer and journalist Ken Macdonald born 1953 British barrister Director of Public Prosecutions and Head of the Crown Prosecution Service 2003 2008 Norm Macdonald 1959 2021 Canadian comedian writer and actor Sarah Macdonald journalist born 1966 Australian journalist Kevin Macdonald director born 1967 Scottish film director The Last King of Scotland Touching the Void Shona Macdonald born 1969 Scottish artist Shauna MacDonald Canadian actress born 1970 Canadian actress and filmmaker Kelly Macdonald born 1976 Scottish actress Shauna Macdonald Scottish actress born 1981 Scottish stage television and film actress Amy Macdonald born 1987 Scottish singer songwriter Ross Macdonald born 1989 bassist for The 1975 Nene Macdonald born 1994 Papua New Guinean Rugby League player Louise Macdonald active 2020s charity leader in Scotland national director of the Institute of Directors in ScotlandNotable people McDonald surname editBorn after 1800 Ambrose Stephen McDonald 1845 1913 American businessman and politician Eugene F McDonald 1886 1958 American entrepreneur founder of Zenith Radio Harl McDonald 1899 1955 American composer pianist conductor and teacher Jack McDonald ice hockey born 1887 died 1958 Canadian ice hockey player James Grover McDonald 1886 1964 American diplomat first Ambassador to Israel John McDonald of Dromod 1846 aft 1911 Irish cultural nationalist poet Winifred McDonald 1888 1976 Secretary of the State of ConnecticutBorn after 1900 Albert McDonald 1930 2014 American politician Archie P McDonald 1935 2012 American Texan historian Arthur McDonald 1903 1996 British West Indian English Royal Air Force Air Marshal Barry McDonald rugby union 1940 2020 Australian rugby union player Country Joe McDonald born 1942 American musician and activist Janet McDonald mathematician 1905 2006 American mathematician Vassar College professor emerita John P McDonald 1922 1993 American librarian K J McDonald 1930 2012 American politician Ian McDonald musician 1946 2012 English rock musician Larry McDonald 1935 1983 member of the United States House of Representatives Laurier McDonald born 1931 Texas Attorney historian author Mac McDonald born 1949 American actor Marie McDonald 1923 1965 American film actress Martha McDonald born 1964 American artist Maurice McDonald 1902 1971 American fast food pioneer and co founder of McDonald s Parker Lee McDonald 1924 2017 American judge Richard McDonald 1909 1998 American fast food pioneer and co founder of McDonald s Roy McDonald poet 1937 2018 Canadian poet and busker Roy McDonald politician born 1946 New York State Senator Sandy McDonald 1937 2016 Scottish Minister of the Church of Scotland Susan Marshall McDonald 1918 1992 philatelist of Ohio Trevor McDonald born George McDonald 1939 Trinidadian born British news presenter W Ian McDonald 1933 2006 New Zealand neurologist academic and specialist in multiple sclerosis Walt McDonald 1934 2022 American poet academic Poet Laureate of Texas Wesley L McDonald 1924 2009 United States Navy Four Star Admiral and naval aviator Whitey McDonald 1902 1956 Canadian soccer player William Joseph McDonald 1904 1989 Irish born American Catholic bishopBorn after 1950 Amy McDonald Scottish footballer born 1985 Scottish football player coach Ariel McDonald born 1972 American Slovenian basketball player Audra McDonald born 1970 American actress and singer Andy McDonald born 1958 British Labour Party politician Andy McDonald born 1977 Canadian ice hockey player Barry McDonald gymnast born 1971 Irish gymnast Chris McDonald footballer born 1975 Scottish footballer Christopher McDonald actor born 1955 American actor Cole McDonald born 1998 American football player Elizabeth McDonald born 1985 American artist Hugh McDonald American musician born 1950 American musician bassist Clayton McDonald born 1988 English footballer Daniel McDonald actor 1960 2007 American actor David Tennant born David John McDonald 1971 Scottish actor Ian McDonald author born 1960 English science fiction novelist residence in Northern Ireland Joe McDonald politician born 1966 American politician John McDonald born 1974 American baseball player Kathryn McDonald American medical scientist Kevin McDonald born 1961 Canadian comedian and actor Kevin McDonald footballer born 1985 English footballer Kevin McDonald footballer born 1988 Scottish footballer Lanny McDonald born 1953 Canadian ice hockey player Mackenzie McDonald born 1995 American tennis player Mark McDonald politician born 1980 Scottish politician Margaret McDonald voice actress born 1988 American voice actress Meg McDonald footballer born 1991 Australian rules footballer Michael McDonald singer born 1952 American singer Mickey McDonald born 1995 American baseball player Miriam McDonald born 1987 Canadian actress Neil McDonald footballer born 1965 English footballer and coach Rod McDonald footballer born 1967 English footballer Rod McDonald footballer born 1992 English footballer Roxanne McDonald born c 1960 Australian actress Scott McDonald born 1983 Australian footballer Shawn McDonald born 1978 American Christian singer songwriter and guitarist Simon McDonald diplomat born 1961 British diplomat Will McDonald IV born 1999 American football playerPseudonyms editAbby McDonald pen name of British author Abigal Hass Ian MacDonald born Ian MacCormick 1948 2003 British music critic and authorFictional characters editRonald Mac McDonald character in It s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Ronald McDonald international fast food franchise clown mascot and spokesman Old MacDonald title character of the traditional children s song Old MacDonald Had a Farm Several characters from the British soap opera Coronation Street including Amy McDonald Andy McDonald Becky McDonald Karen McDonald Jim McDonald Liz McDonald Ruairi McDonald Steve McDonald Tracy McDonald Vicky McDonald See also editMcDonald v City of ChicagoAmbiguous human name pages John Macdonald disambiguation John McDonald disambiguation Kevin McDonald disambiguation Ian McDonald disambiguation Michael MacDonald disambiguation Steve McDonald disambiguation References edit Mac an Tailleir Iain Ainmean Pearsanta Personal names docx in Scottish Gaelic Sabhal Mor Ostaig Retrieved 15 October 2009 McDonald Name Meaning and History Ancestry com Retrieved 2 June 2009 MacLysaght Edward 1991 The Surnames of Ireland Dublin Irish Academic Press p 85 ISBN 0 7165 2364 7 a b Surnames in Scotland over the last 140 years Occasional papers General Register Office for Scotland Archived from the original on 2010 03 23 Retrieved 2008 02 10 In this new survey of surnames as in all previous surveys we have not distinguished between the varying use of capital letters within surnames 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