How common is the surname McAdoo?

3,580 people in the United States had the surname McAdoo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,242 Americans. It ranked 9,122nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McAdoo?

Bob McAdoo, American basketball player (born 1951), followed by William Gibbs McAdoo.

Where is the surname McAdoo most common?

Wikidata records people named McAdoo in the United States.

Is the surname McAdoo getting more or less common?

More common. 3,507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,580 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname McAdoo

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,580 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McAdoo is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conduibh (“son of the black hound”), from cú (“hound”) and dubh (“black”). Compare McCunniff and McNiff.

McAdoo is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,580 people named McAdoo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,242 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,507.

#9,122

rank among US surnames

3,580

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,631)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,117	Privett	3,583	86,170
#9,118	Berard	3,582	86,194
#9,119	Beene	3,581	86,218
#9,122	McAdoo	3,580	86,242
#9,123	Lueck	3,579	86,266

Who is named McAdoo

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

58% of people named McAdoo identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McAdoos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob McAdoo
American basketball player (born 1951)
William Gibbs McAdoo
American politician (1863-1941)
James Michael McAdoo
American basketball player (born 1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McAdoo

McAdoo has the Soundex code M230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M230.

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname McAdoo come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conduibh (“son of the black hound”), from cú (“hound”) and dubh (“black”). Compare McCunniff and McNiff.
How common is the surname McAdoo?: 3,580 people in the United States had the surname McAdoo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,242 Americans. It ranked 9,122nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McAdoo?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named McAdoo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McAdoo?: Bob McAdoo, American basketball player (born 1951), followed by William Gibbs McAdoo.
Where is the surname McAdoo most common?: Wikidata records people named McAdoo in the United States.
What type of surname is McAdoo?: McAdoo is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McAdoo getting more or less common?: More common. 3,507 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,580 in 2010, up 2.1%.