McAdoo Surname

96,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McAdoo Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Cudabh (black hound).

McAdoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7581:76,1798,714
Northern Ireland1341:13,7691,944
Canada1041:354,28532,012
England1021:546,25533,762
Ireland831:56,7343,894
Australia761:355,20729,862
Scotland101:535,38220,332
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Wales51:618,90625,852
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Samoa11:193,8081,089
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1281:34,6083,324
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7751:64,7987,061

McAdoo (42) may also be a first name.

McAdoo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Cudabh (black hound).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McAdoo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McAdoo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McAdoo occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McAdoo.

How Common Is The Last Name McAdoo? popularity and diffusion

The surname McAdoo is the 96,087th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,471,934 people. The last name McAdoo is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of McAdoo reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McAdoo is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,758 people, or 1 in 76,179. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, North Carolina, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

McAdoo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McAdoo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McAdoo last name rose 614 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 35 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McAdoo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McAdoo surname is principally Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McAdoo surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount McAdoo earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning $40,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.29% more than the national average, earning $60,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacAdoo9250/
MacKadoo860/
Makadoo771/
Macadoe771/
McAdu730/
Macadoux7137/
Makadooj7126/
Makoudoo711/
MacKadoe710/
Macadu6713/

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