McQuaide Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McQuaide Surname Definition:

(Irish) he son of Wat, a pet form of Walter (rule, army).

McQuaide Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9441:383,96133,847
England1071:520,73032,731
Northern Ireland901:20,5002,453
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Wales151:206,30213,003
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland861:51,5104,301
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

McQuaide Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) he son of Wat, a pet form of Walter (rule, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McQuaide Last Name Facts

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

The last name McQuaide is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McQuaide? popularity and diffusion

McQuaide is the 342,798th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,810,791 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of McQuaide reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McQuaide is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 944 people, or 1 in 383,961. In The United States McQuaide is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent reside, Missouri, where 6 percent reside and New Jersey, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

McQuaide Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McQuaide has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 522 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,567 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McQuaide Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McQuaide surname are 2.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McQuaide earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.9% more than the national average, earning R 444,144 per year; in United States they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning $41,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $47,776 CAD per year.

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