All around the world, Donaldson (Donaldson 
, דונלדסון 
, ドナルドソン) is a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom female first name. The given name Donaldson is habitual in Jamaica, where it is a rare boy's name, Cameroon, and Nigeria, where it is a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, the United States, and Brazil. Predominantly, Donaldson is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Donaldson | United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, United States |
| דונלדסון | Israel |
| Доналдсон | Russia |
Donaldson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| vance young donaldson Commandant of Norfolk Island (b. 1791) |
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harvey j. donaldson American politician and banker (1848-1912), US (b. 1848) |
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| aris donaldson U.S. educator, military officer, botanist, journalist, publisher (1831-1883), US (b. 1831) |
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| hay frederick donaldson British Army general (b. 1856) |
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| seton john laing donaldson (1864-1882) (b. 1864) |
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| orren madison donaldson US (b. 1866) |
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| bess allen donaldson (b. 1879) |
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| trose emmett donaldson Recipient of the Navy Cross, US (b. 1914) |
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| coleman dupont donaldson American engineer, US (b. 1922) |
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| lee donaldson American politician (1925-2009), US (b. 1925) |
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| graham donaldson Australian rules footballer and coach (1935-2001) (b. 1935) |
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| ray donaldson American football player, US (b. 1958) |
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| stewart donaldson British psychologist, US (b. 1961) |
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| grant donaldson New Zealand cricketer, NZ (b. 1976) |
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| warwick john donaldson (born 1979) (b. 1979) |
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