# McDavid (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcdavid/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,092 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,413 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 99,853 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (2,996 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɪkˈdeɪ.vɪd/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Partially translated form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Daibhéid (“son of David”). Compare McDade. By surface analysis, Mc- + David.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McDavid in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Similar surnames

McDevitt, McDuffie, Mustafa, McDuff, McDuffy, McDuffee, Mustafic, MacTavish.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.