McAdoo

M3C3A1D2O1O1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Conduibh →
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Meanings

proper nounMcAdoo (countable and uncountable, plural McAdoos)

plural McAdoos

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Dickens County, Texas, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Conduibh“son of the black hound”
  2. EnglishMcAdoo

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

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APA

McAdoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAdoo

MLA

“McAdoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAdoo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McAdoo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAdoo.

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