McDavid
English
Etymology
Partially translated form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Daibhéid (“son of David”). Compare McDade. By surface analysis, Mc- + David.
Proper noun
McDavid (countable and uncountable, plural McDavids)
- A surname.
- 2024 May 27, Allan Mitchell, “Breaking down Connor McDavid’s impact on the Oilers’ playoff run”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Is McDavid scoring and outscoring at normal levels?
- An unincorporated community in Escambia County, Florida, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McDavid is the 10413th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3092 individuals. McDavid is most common among White (71.05%) and Black/African American (24.16%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McDavid”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 550.