How common is the surname McDade?

7,119 people in the United States had the surname McDade in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,369 Americans. It ranked 4,945th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McDade?

Lucinda A. McDade, American botanist and curator (1953— ), followed by Joseph M. McDade.

Where is the surname McDade most common?

Wikidata records people named McDade in the United States.

Is the surname McDade getting more or less common?

More common. 6,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,119 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname McDade

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 7,119 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M233

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McDade is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

McDade is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,119 people named McDade in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,369 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,787.

#4,945

rank among US surnames

7,119

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #4,772)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,936	Ridge	7,133	43,284
#4,938	Moll	7,131	43,296
#4,939	Roddy	7,127	43,321
#4,940	Nation	7,125	43,333
#4,941	Rigsby	7,124	43,339
#4,942	Gooding	7,123	43,345
#4,944	Vandenberg	7,121	43,357

Who is named McDade

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

65% of people named McDade identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McDades

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Dade

McDade has the Soundex code M233, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M233.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McDade come from?: Anglicised form of Irish Mac Daibhéid, a surname meaning "son of David".
How common is the surname McDade?: 7,119 people in the United States had the surname McDade in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,369 Americans. It ranked 4,945th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McDade?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named McDade identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McDade?: Lucinda A. McDade, American botanist and curator (1953— ), followed by Joseph M. McDade.
Where is the surname McDade most common?: Wikidata records people named McDade in the United States.
What type of surname is McDade?: McDade is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McDade getting more or less common?: More common. 6,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,119 in 2010, up 4.9%.
What are other spellings of McDade?: Dade.