McAdoo
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conduibh (“son of the black hound”), from cú (“hound”) and dubh (“black”).
Proper noun
McAdoo (countable and uncountable, plural McAdoos)
- A surname, from Irish.
- A town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Dickens County, Texas, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McAdoo is the 9122nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3580 individuals. McAdoo is most common among White (57.99%) and Black/African American (35.67%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003) , “McAdoo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN