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donaldson Name Meaning and History

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

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Distribution of donaldson Families in the US in 1920
Number of donaldson families
 243-484
 82-242
 1-81
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Threads: 813 - Messages: 1960
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David Donaldson and Mary Aitkenhead Forfarian 0
Norwegian Donaldsons in US Danielsen503 3
Over 600 Men Now on Clan Donald DNA Project Tables ksaxe 0
Donaldson History Mark Donaldson 5
DONALDSON A T 1818 1883 t42IOOF_DenCoTX 0
DONALDSON Elizabeth CRISS 1830 1898 t42IOOF_DenCoTX 0
DONALDSON, Forfarshire, Scotland, l300s JohnWOLFE58 6
Donaldsons of Canonsburg, PA Kaye Donaldson 38
Albert Donaldson m. Florence Magdeline Fischer: Ohio dclarktools 1
Any Donaldsons of PA and OH vrobertson3855 13
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