How common is the last name Mcdonald?

172,700 people in the United States have the last name Mcdonald, about 1 in 1,731. It ranks #145 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MCDONALD

#145

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
172,700
About
1 in 1,731
This common or more
19.7%
Who bears it

Of the 172,700 people with the last name Mcdonald, 73.5% reported their origin as White, 17.1% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Mcdonald

#143 Owens · 175,160#144 Vargas · 174,429#146 Harrison · 172,637#147 Woods · 172,463

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Mcdonald, most common first.

#13,700 Mcdonagh · 2,118#17,094 Mcdonell · 1,622#60,581 Mcdannald · 359#68,789 Mcdonal · 308#75,813 Mcdonel · 274#76,236 Mcdaneld · 272#106,101 Mcdanal · 179#139,059 Mcdonnold · 124

Also a first name

As a first name, Mcdonald ranks #20,433 of 53,615, with 506 people. See Mcdonald as a first name

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