How Many People Have the Last Name Mcdonald?
people had the surname Mcdonald in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,634 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+4,403 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Mcdonald (76.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 17.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Mcdonald ranks #99. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 79.2% to 76.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Mcdonald grew from 176,094 people in 2000 to 180,497 in 2010 (up 2.5%), and its rank fell from #127 to #143. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 65.28 to 61.19 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 176,094 | 180,497 |
| Rank | #127 | #143 |
| Per 100,000 people | 65.28 | 61.19 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Mcdonald
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Mcdonald: M235
👤 Mcdonald as a First Name
Mcdonald is a first name too: about 220 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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