| ![Show Contents]() McDavid History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The Irish McDavid surname is derived from the Irish Gaelic Patronymic name "Mac Daibheid," which means son of David. Early Origins of the McDavid familyThe surname McDavid was first found in on the Inishowen peninsula, in County Donegal, where a sept of this name claim David O'Doherty (d. 1208,) a chief of Cenel Eoghain, as their ancestor. Early History of the McDavid familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McDavid research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McDavid History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McDavid Spelling VariationsWithin the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname McDavid were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. MacDaid, MacDavid, McDavid, Dade, MacDade, Devitt, MacDevitt, MacDavitt and many more. Early Notables of the McDavid familyMore information is included under the topic Early McDavid Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McDavid RankingIn the United States, the name McDavid is the 6,212nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. [1]
 McDavid migration to the United States | + |
To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name McDavid or a variant listed above, including:
McDavid Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas McDavid, who landed in America in 1812 [2]
- Patrick McDavid, who arrived in Texas in 1835 [2]
- William McDavid, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1856 [2]
- James McDavid, who sailed to Philadelphia in 1880
- Edward McDavid, aged 18, originally from Donegal, Ireland arrived in New York City in 1894 aboard the ship "City of Rome" from Greenock, Derry [3]
McDavid Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- William James M. McDavid, aged 35, originally from London, England, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Adriatic" from Liverpool, England [3]
- Roland Severt McDavid, aged 15, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Jackson" from Buenos Aires, Argentina [3]
- T.W. McDavid, originally from Greenock, Scotland, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Rhodesia" from Port Talbot [3]
- Roland McDavid, aged 16, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Jackson" from Karskar, Sweden [3]
- Joseph McDavid, aged 39, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, who arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Algeria" from Glasgow, Scotland [3]
| Contemporary Notables of the name McDavid (post 1700) | + |
- Connor McDavid (b. 1997), Canadian NHL ice hockey centre and captain for the Edmonton Oilers from Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Raven Ioor McDavid Jr. (1911-1984), American linguist who specialized in dialectology
- Ray Darnell McDavid (b. 1971), former American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the San Diego Padres from 1994 to 1995
- Eric McDavid (b. 1977), American green anarchist and vegan
- Robert McDavid (b. 1952), professional Australian rules footballer
- Murray McDavid, Scottish independent bottler of single malt Scotch whisky
| Historic Events for the McDavid family | + |
- William Kenneth Mcdavid (d. 1942), British Stoker 2nd Class aboard the HMS Cornwall when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking [4]
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
- Force Z Survivors Crew List HMS Cornwall (Retrieved 2018, February 13th) - Retrieved from https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listcornwallcrew.html#A
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McDavid migration to the United States 
