Cognomen Macdonald (Macdonald 
, マクドナルド 
, מקדונלד 
, among others...) , around the globe, is a widespread surname. The family name Macdonald is habitual in Marshall Islands, where it is a common surname, Canada, and New Zealand, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, the United States, and Canada. Much less frequently, Macdonald is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Macdonald | Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Nigeria |
| マクドナルド | Japan |
| מקדונלד | Israel |
| ماكدونالد | Palestinian Territory |
| Макдональд | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan |
Mac Donald, Macdonell, Macdonnell, Macdonàld, Macdoñald, Mcdonald, Mcdonnell, Макдоналд, Макдоннелл, Мацдоналд, แมคโดนัลด์, and 麦克唐纳
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angus og macdonald Scottish magnate, IE (b. 1296) |
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| donald macdonald, 8th of glengary and morar (1543-1645) (b. 1543) |
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| angus macdonald, 8th of dunnyveg Clan Chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, GB (b. 1548) |
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| sir james macdonald, 9th of dunnyveg Scottish chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, GB (b. 1570) |
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| donald macdonald (born 1665) (b. 1665) |
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flora macdonald Scotland heroine; (1722-1790), GB (b. 1722) |
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| ranald macdonald, 18th of clanranald and moidart and 4th of benbecula (1692-1766) (b. 1692) |
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alexander macdonald, 1st baron macdonald British Army officer and peer (b. 1745) |
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| alexander 'mor' macdonald, 1st of boisdale (1698-1768) (b. 1698) |
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| hugh macdonald Catholic bishop (b. 1699) |
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| alexander macdonald (1711-1746) (b. 1711) |
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étienne-jacques-joseph macdonald Marshal of France (1765-1840), FR (b. 1765) |
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| allan macdonald (1717-1797) (b. 1717) |
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john macdonald of garth Canadian businessman, CA (b. 1771) |
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| donald macdonald Scottish soldier of fortune (b. 1725) |
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