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Definition: A patronymic surname meaning "son of Donald," which means world ruler. Derived from the Gaelic, "Mac Dhamhnuill."
Surname Origin:
Scottish
Alternate Surname Spellings:
MACDONALD, MCDONNELL, MCDONAILL, MCDONALL, MCDANIEL
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Common Surname Search Tips MCDONALD Family Genealogy Forum MCDONALD Family Trees on the Web FamilySearch - MCDONALD Genealogy MCDONALD Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - MCDONALD Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - MCDONALD Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - MCDONALD Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - MCDONALD Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
