McQuade Surname
Approximately 10,434 people bear this surname
McQuade Surname Definition:
(Irish) he son of Wat, a pet form of Walter (rule, army).
McQuade Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,305 | 1:57,488 | 6,826 |
| England | 1,603 | 1:34,759 | 4,590 |
| Scotland | 1,509 | 1:3,548 | 623 |
| Canada | 1,055 | 1:34,925 | 4,470 |
| Australia | 775 | 1:34,833 | 4,590 |
| Northern Ireland | 472 | 1:3,909 | 776 |
| New Zealand | 160 | 1:28,302 | 4,948 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| Ireland | 81 | 1:58,135 | 3,961 |
| Wales | 54 | 1:57,306 | 5,200 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 669 | 1:6,622 | 1,053 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 602 | 1:6,218 | 897 |
| England | 306 | 1:79,658 | 8,587 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,029 | 1:24,750 | 3,076 |
McQuade (17) may also be a first name.
McQuade Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) he son of Wat, a pet form of Walter (rule, army).
Quad, Danish, a song, air, lay; a species of narrative poetry among the ancient minstrels. The son of the Poet.
McQuade Demographics
McQuade Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McQuade Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McQuade Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McQuade is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McQuade? popularity and diffusion
The last name McQuade is the 49,318th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 698,442 people. The surname McQuade occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of McQuade live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname McQuade is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,305 people, or 1 in 57,488. In The United States McQuade is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Scotland, where 14 percent are found.
McQuade Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McQuade has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McQuade last name increased 311 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 524 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 88 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 675 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McQuade Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the McQuade surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McQuade last name are 1.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.86% registered with the political party.
The amount McQuade earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.03% less than the national average, earning 217,914 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 131.93% more than the national average, earning R 551,148 per year; in United States they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $48,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $53,935 CAD per year.
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McQuade Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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