Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Mcdavid
“son of David”
McDavid is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Irish.
Original IrishMac Daibhéid
Meaning & origin
What it means
McDavid goes back to Irish Mac Daibhéid, meaning “son of David.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
McDavid comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Mcdavid as a surname developed from Mac Daibhéid.
Mcdavid’s family of names
In English usage, Mcdavid as a surname developed from the Irish form Mac Daibhéid.
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