# McQuade (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcquade/  
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 | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,430 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,513 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 69,694 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (4,287 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of McQuaid.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McQuade 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McQuade in the United States and Australia.

## People named McQuade

- Arlene McQuade, American actress (1936-2014)
- Kris McQuade, Australian actress

## Similar surnames

McQuaid, Mosqueda, Machado, Mast, Michaud, Macedo, McAtee, McAdoo, Musto, Maust, Most, Masuda.

## 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.