# McFadden (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 31,839 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,098 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,697 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (30,205 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məkˈfædən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacPhaidein and Irish Mac Pháidín.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McFadden 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) | 60% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McFadden in the United States and Eswatini.

## People named McFadden

- Daniel McFadden, American economist
- Gates McFadden, American actress and choreographer
- Tatyana McFadden, American para athletics competitor (born 1989)
- Patricia McFadden, African feminist and writer
- Louis Thomas McFadden, American politician (1876–1936)
- Claron McFadden, American opera singer
- Darren McFadden, American football player (born 1987)

## Similar surnames

McSpadden, McBeth, McPeters, Macbeth, McPheeters, McBeath.

## 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.