McAdory

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac an Deoraidh (“son of the stranger”), from Old Irish déorad (“stranger, outlaw”).

Proper noun

McAdory (plural McAdorys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McAdory is the 26042^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 941 individuals. McAdory is most common among Black/African American (61.53%) and White (29.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McAdory”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.