How common is the surname McDonough?

21,739 people in the United States had the surname McDonough in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,202 Americans. It ranked 1,655th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McDonough?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McDonough identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McDonough?

Neal McDonough, American actor, followed by Denis McDonough.

Where is the surname McDonough most common?

Wikidata records people named McDonough in the United States.

Is the surname McDonough getting more or less common?

More common. 21,340 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,739 in 2010, up 1.9%.

What are other spellings of McDonough?

Macdonough, Madonough, M'donough, Mdonough and Donough.

The surname McDonough

A surname, carried by 21,739 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). McDonough is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,739 people named McDonough in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,202 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,340.

#1,655

rank among US surnames

21,739

people in 2010

7.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,542)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,646	Carbajal	21,838	14,138
#1,647	Redmond	21,834	14,141
#1,648	Jarrett	21,821	14,149
#1,649	Bolden	21,819	14,150
#1,650	Wolff	21,815	14,153
#1,651	Thorpe	21,813	14,154
#1,652	Hassan	21,801	14,162

Who is named McDonough

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

96% of people named McDonough identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McDonoughs

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Neal McDonough
American actor, born 1966
Denis McDonough
11th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, born 1969
William McDonough
American architect, born 1951
Mary Elizabeth McDonough
American actress, born 1961
Patrick McDonough
American racing cyclist, born 1961
Matthew McDonough
American drummer, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Macdonough
Madonough
M'donough
Mdonough
Donough

Surnames that sound like McDonough

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

Questions

How common is the surname McDonough?: 21,739 people in the United States had the surname McDonough in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,202 Americans. It ranked 1,655th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McDonough?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McDonough identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McDonough?: Neal McDonough, American actor, followed by Denis McDonough.
Where is the surname McDonough most common?: Wikidata records people named McDonough in the United States.
Is the surname McDonough getting more or less common?: More common. 21,340 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,739 in 2010, up 1.9%.
What are other spellings of McDonough?: Macdonough, Madonough, M'donough, Mdonough and Donough.