How common is the surname McDonell?

2,075 people in the United States had the surname McDonell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,793 Americans. It ranked 14,405th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McDonell?

Thomas McDonell, American actor, musician, and artist.

Where is the surname McDonell most common?

Wikidata records people named McDonell in the United States.

Is the surname McDonell getting more or less common?

More common. 2,031 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,075 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname McDonell

An Irish surname, carried by 2,075 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McDonell is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McDonnell.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,075 people named McDonell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,793 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,031.

#14,405

rank among US surnames

2,075

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #13,696)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,398	Hucks	2,076	148,721
#14,405	Jared	2,075	148,793
#14,409	Ridgley	2,074	148,865

Who is named McDonell

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named McDonell identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McDonells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas McDonell
American actor, musician, and artist, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McDonell

McDonell has the Soundex code M235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M235.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McDonell come from?: Variant of McDonnell.
How common is the surname McDonell?: 2,075 people in the United States had the surname McDonell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,793 Americans. It ranked 14,405th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McDonell?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McDonell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McDonell?: Thomas McDonell, American actor, musician, and artist.
Where is the surname McDonell most common?: Wikidata records people named McDonell in the United States.
Is the surname McDonell getting more or less common?: More common. 2,031 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,075 in 2010, up 2.2%.