# McDade (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcdade/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,119 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,945 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 43,369 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (6,787 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Dade |

## Etymology

Anglicised form of Irish Mac Daibhéid, a surname meaning "son of David".

## Who carries it

Share of people named McDade in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McDade in the United States.

## People named McDade

- Lucinda A. McDade, American botanist and curator (1953— )
- Joseph M. McDade, American politician (1931-2017)

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.