Macdonald Family

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About the Macdonald surname

The surname Macdonald is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.

Pronunciation: Mak-do-nald/makdɔnald/

Most frequent given names among the Macdonald family

Men

  1. 1John665
  2. 2Donald382
  3. 3Alexander235
  4. 4James232
  5. 5William206

Women

  1. 1Mary651
  2. 2Catherine385
  3. 3Margaret312
  4. 4Marie267
  5. 5Annie138
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The Macdonald name in our genealogy archives

26,175occurrences in our collections
10collections containing this name
331 3421881 → 1901people enumerated
1765First mention of the name
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