Look up another surname
The donaldson Surname

donaldson Name Meaning and History

Scottish: patronymic from Donald, often representing a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhomhnaill (see McDonald).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family

14–Day Free Trial

Download the Getting Started guide
It's FREE with registration!

donaldson Family Facts

Are you a Facebook user? Add donaldson family facts to your Facebook profile.
Distribution of donaldson Families in the US in 1920
Number of donaldson families
 243-484
 82-242
 1-81
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

Click on a state to view donaldson census records

Year

How is this helpful?

  • You can decide where (in which states) to start searching for donaldson records.
  • You can see how donaldson families moved over time by selecting different Census years.

What do I do next?

The information for this map came from Ancestry.com’s US Federal Census Collection.
  • Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, residence and occupation.
  • Click here to search donaldson census records.

Search for donaldson records

Name

Birth

+/-
e.g. Chicago, Illinois, USA

Death

+/-
e.g. Chicago, Illinois, USA
Give priority to    

More resources for your donaldson family history

Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?

A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.

Begin your family tree with your name:

Learn more about family trees.

The donaldson name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the donaldson family name as far back in history as possible.

Member Connections

More Tools and Resources