McDowell
English
Alternative forms
- (Irish surname): Madole
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic mac Dubhghall (“son of the dark stranger”).
Proper noun
McDowell (countable and uncountable, plural McDowells)
- (countable) A surname.
- A surname from Irish.
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A placename
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Barry County, Missouri, United States.
- Ellipsis of McDowell County.
Derived terms
- McDowell County
- McDowellian
- McDowell line
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McDowell is the 702nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 49217 individuals. McDowell is most common among White (69.7%) and Black/African American (24.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McDowell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.