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 more frequently found in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McDaid? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 116,047th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,833,345 people. The last name McDaid is mostly found in Europe, where 153 percent of McDaid reside; 152 percent reside in Northern Europe and 152 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is held by 2,136 people, or 1 in 2,205. In Ireland McDaid is most frequent in: Ulster, where 146 percent are found, Leinster, where 17 percent are found and Munster, where 4 percent are found. Beside Ireland it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 38 percent are found.

McDaid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McDaid has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the McDaid last name expanded 116 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 6,622 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 680 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McDaid Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the McDaid surname are 14.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.25% being registered with 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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