McDaid Surname

116,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McDaid Surname User-submission:

The McDaid surname means 'son of David' in Gaelic.

McDaid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,1361:2,205420
England1,5231:36,5844,791
Northern Ireland1,5121:1,220252
United States9521:380,73433,628
Scotland7751:6,9081,067
Canada1981:186,08918,399
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Wales641:48,3524,540
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
France141:4,744,480251,814
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,8381:2,410453
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1141:32,8352,713
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

McDaid Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The McDaid surname means 'son of David' in Gaelic.

- dinn315

The meaning of this surname is 'son of david'.

- andreas_

(Irish + Hebrew) Son of David in Gaelic

- dinn315

McDaid Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McDaid Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McDaid is found in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McDaid? popularity and diffusion

The surname McDaid is the 116,047th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,833,345 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 153 percent of McDaid live; 152 percent live in Northern Europe and 152 percent live in British Isles.

McDaid is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 2,136 people, or 1 in 2,205. In Ireland it is most frequent in: Ulster, where 146 percent reside, Leinster, where 17 percent reside and Munster, where 4 percent reside. Other than Ireland this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 38 percent reside.

McDaid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McDaid has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name increased 116 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 6,622 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 680 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDaid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McDaid surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States McDaid are 14.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McDaid earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.1% more than the national average, earning R 340,056 per year; in United States they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $46,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $50,391 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacDaid92178/
McDad91138/
McDade8312,572/
Macdad83315/
Mackdad774/
Mokdaid771/
Mouckdad711/
Mokdad6713,309/
Mogdad671,526/
Makdad671,054/
Maqdad67317/
Magdad67140/
McDeed6775/
Moqdad6740/
Magdid6728/
Makdid679/
Mogdid672/
Mokdid671/
McDodd670/

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