Last Name DONALD

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Meaning	The son of Donald. The Scotch patronymic is Macdonald, but in the Lowlands and on the Border the more English form was Donalds and Donaldson. A great chief. A great man, a proud chieftain, from 'Domhnull.' These names appear to have their root in the Gaelic noun 'Dion,' a defense, shelter, protection. The verb 'Dion' signifies to defend, to protect. 'Dun' has nearly the same meaning, a heap, a hill, or mount, a fortified house or hill, a castle. Surnames compounded of 'Dion,' 'Don,' or 'Dun,' were figuratively used to denote persons of courage, and who were not easily subdued.

Origin	English, Scottish, Gaelic, Celtic, Jewish, Native American, Irish, Celtic, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african

Rank	2,802 (2000 US census)	2,477 (1990 US census)

Count	11,763 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

54.85%, or 6452 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
40.87%, or 4808 total occurrences, as black,
0.62%, or 73 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.92%, or 108 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.73%, or 203 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1%, or 118 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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