McQuade Family

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About the McQuade surname

The surname McQuade is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McQuade belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-kouad/ɛmsekwad/

Most frequent given names among the McQuade family

Men

  1. 1James75
  2. 2John35
  3. 3Patrick31
  4. 4Michael23
  5. 5Edward18

Women

  1. 1Margaret44
  2. 2Mary38
  3. 3Catherine19
  4. 4Anna18
  5. 5Ann17
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The McQuade name in our genealogy archives

968occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
1 151881 → 1901people enumerated
1810First mention of the name
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