How common is the surname McBride?

63,899 people in the United States had the surname McBride in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,832 Americans. It ranked 527th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McBride?

Danny McBride, American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter, followed by Melissa McBride.

Where is the surname McBride most common?

Wikidata records people named McBride in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname McBride getting more or less common?

More common. 60,874 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 63,899 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname McBride

An occupational surname, carried by 63,899 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McBride is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Brighde (“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”). Compare Kilbride, Bredin.

McBride is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 63,899 people named McBride in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,832 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 60,874.

#527

rank among US surnames

63,899

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #495)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#518	Conner	64,572	4,781
#519	Moody	64,429	4,792
#520	Escobar	64,403	4,794
#521	McGuire	64,327	4,800
#522	Lloyd	64,202	4,809
#523	Mueller	64,191	4,810
#524	Hartman	64,106	4,816

Who is named McBride

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named McBride identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McBrides

18 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Danny McBride
American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter, born 1976
Melissa McBride
American actress, born 1965
Martina McBride
American country singer, born 1966
Brian McBride
American soccer player, born 1972
Sarah McBride
American human rights activist and politician (born 1990)
Chi McBride
American actor, born 1961
Jon McBride
American astronaut (1943–2024)
Christian McBride
American jazz bassist, composer, and arranger, born 1972
James McBride
American writer, born 1957
Kayla McBride
American basketball player (born 1992)
Miles McBride
American basketball player, born 2000
Angus McBride
British artist (1931–2007)

Notable McBrides come mostly from the United States (17) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McBride

McBride has the Soundex code M216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M216.

Questions

Where does the surname McBride come from?: Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Brighde (“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”). Compare Kilbride, Bredin.
How common is the surname McBride?: 63,899 people in the United States had the surname McBride in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,832 Americans. It ranked 527th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McBride?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named McBride identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McBride?: Danny McBride, American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter, followed by Melissa McBride.
Where is the surname McBride most common?: Wikidata records people named McBride in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is McBride?: McBride is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname McBride getting more or less common?: More common. 60,874 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 63,899 in 2010, up 5.0%.