Mcdonald

Mcdonald Meaning & Origin

About Mcdonald
The surname McDonald is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Dhomhnaill, meaning "son of Donald." The name Donald itself is derived from the Gaelic elements "dubh" meaning "dark" or "black" and "val" meaning "ruler" or "world." Therefore, the surname McDonald can be interpreted to mean "son of the dark ruler" or "son of the world ruler."

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mcdonald holds a prominent position in our records, ranking within the top 500. Here's an in-depth look at its popularity and demographic spread:

  • Number of People with the name Mcdonald: 180,497
  • Overall Popularity: 0.07%
  • Ranking: 143
  • Frequency per 100k people: 61.19

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mcdonald based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Mcdonald is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKTNLT
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M2305043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 K D AA1 N AH0 L D
🌐 IPA
/məkˈdɑnəld/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKTNLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M235

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mcdonald in Braille

Here's how to represent Mcdonald in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mcdonald in braille

How to sign the name Mcdonald using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mcdonald using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mcdonald in sign language

Numerology